How Long to Read Autopsy For An Empire

How Long Does it Take to Read Autopsy For An Empire?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 35 minutes to read Autopsy For An Empire by Dmitri Volkogonov

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The late Dmitri Volkogonov emerged in the last decade of his life as the preeminent Russian historian of this century. His crowning achievement is the account of the seven General Secretaries of the Soviet Empire in Autopsy for an Empire, a book that tells the entire history of the Soviet failure. Having utilized his still-unequaled access to the Soviet military archives, Communist Party documents, and secret Presidential Archive, Volkogonov sheds new light on some of the major events of twentieth-century history and the men who shaped them. We witness Lenin’s paranoia about foreigners in Russia, and his creation of a privileged system for top Party members; Stalin’s repression of the nationalities and his singular conduct of foreign policy; the origins and conduct of the Korean War; Kruschev’s relationship with the odious secret service chief, Beria, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis; Brezhnev’s vanity and stupidity; a new view of Poland and Solidarity; the ossification of Soviet bureaucracy and the cynicism of the Politburo; and Mikhail Gorbachev’s Leninism and his role in history. By profiling the seven successive Soviet leaders from Lenin to Gorbachev, Volkogonov also depicts in painstaking detail the progressive self-destruction of the Leninist system. In his clear-eyed character assessments and political evaluations, lucidly translated and edited by Harold Shukman, Dmitri Volkogonov has once again performed an invaluable service to twentieth-century history.

How long is Autopsy For An Empire?

Autopsy For An Empire by Dmitri Volkogonov is 729 pages long, and a total of 188,811 words.

This makes it 246% the length of the average book. It also has 231% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Autopsy For An Empire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 17 hours and 11 minutes to read Autopsy For An Empire aloud.

What Reading Level is Autopsy For An Empire?

Autopsy For An Empire is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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