Yaacov Ro’i, The Bleeding Wound: The Soviet War in Afghanistan and the Collapse of the Soviet System
A refreshing study of the Soviet-Afghan War that eschews emphasis on political affairs, Professor Emeritus Yaacov Ro’i of Tel Aviv University has written a book that focuses on the war’s impact on the home front, where it “served as a catalyst for the developments that led to the collapse of the So...
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The Journal of power institutions in post-soviet societies
2023
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| Shrnutí: | A refreshing study of the Soviet-Afghan War that eschews emphasis on political affairs, Professor Emeritus Yaacov Ro’i of Tel Aviv University has written a book that focuses on the war’s impact on the home front, where it “served as a catalyst for the developments that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union” (p. 7). The primary aspects he highlights are how ethnic unrest blended with antiwar sentiment; how the veterans (known as afgantsy) returned to Soviet youth enamoured with Western cult... |
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