This is primarily a history of the Cold War with an emphasis on nuclear and biological weapons, rather than a history or analysis of political systems or authoritarianism
But of course the topics are interrelated, so the book does have some relevance if one wishes to understand the political systems of the Soviet Union and Russia
I’ve roughly ranked this as 20th out of 44 EA-related books for how generally useful to me it seemed (not just for Russia, authoritarianism, etc.)
I’d recommend this book in general, but probably not for the specific purpose of learning about things like the political systems of Soviet Union and Russia
See here for some thoughts on this and other nuclear-risk-related books.
[1] Well, just “book”, really—hence the request for recommendations!
Books[1] I’ve read that are relevant to things like the Soviet Union or Russia
The Dead Hand, by Hoffman, 2009
This is primarily a history of the Cold War with an emphasis on nuclear and biological weapons, rather than a history or analysis of political systems or authoritarianism
But of course the topics are interrelated, so the book does have some relevance if one wishes to understand the political systems of the Soviet Union and Russia
I’ve roughly ranked this as 20th out of 44 EA-related books for how generally useful to me it seemed (not just for Russia, authoritarianism, etc.)
I’d recommend this book in general, but probably not for the specific purpose of learning about things like the political systems of Soviet Union and Russia
See here for some thoughts on this and other nuclear-risk-related books.
[1] Well, just “book”, really—hence the request for recommendations!