How did the collapse of the USSR’s European empire happen so quickly and peacefully in the waning months of the 80s? We’ll talk to Victor Sebestyen, author of “Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire” (Pantheon, 2009).
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How did the collapse of the USSR’s European empire happen so quickly and peacefully in the waning months of the 80s? We’ll talk to Victor Sebestyen, author of “Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire” (Pantheon, 2009).