The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union
(eAudiobook)
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Tantor Media, Inc., 2021.
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eAudiobook
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9781666108514
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15h 58m 0s
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English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Serhii Plokhy., Serhii Plokhy|AUTHOR., & Alex Wyndham|READER. (2021). The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Serhii Plokhy, Serhii Plokhy|AUTHOR and Alex Wyndham|READER. 2021. The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Serhii Plokhy, Serhii Plokhy|AUTHOR and Alex Wyndham|READER. The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union Tantor Media, Inc, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Serhii Plokhy, Serhii Plokhy|AUTHOR, and Alex Wyndham|READER. The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union Tantor Media, Inc., 2021.
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