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Soviet relations, from the bolshevik revolution to. Melvyn paul leffler born may 31, 1945 in brooklyn, new york is an american historian and educator, currently edward stettinius professor of history at the university of virginia. How the specter of communism is ruling our world the. The united states and the origins of the cold war, 19171953 by melvyn p. Using not only american documents but also those from newly opened archives in russia, china, and eastern europe, leffler shows how the ideological animosity that existed. The specter of communism isbn 9780809015740 pdf epub.
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