Thorough and well-written history. Can a group of young idealists take over the 5th biggest economy in the world, and bring misery and suffering to its people? (spoiler: they can).

Only quibble I have is this edition, although after the fall of the Soviet Empire, does not rely on more complete archival information now available. It would be interesting to have a foreword or review that explains where these gaps have more recently been filled in.