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Alien wars : the Soviet Union's aggressions against the world, 1919 to 1989 / General Oleg Sarin, Colonel Lev Dvoretsky

Using previously secret archives, this work chronicles Soviet military interventions from the Russian Revolution to the invasion of Afghanistan. It analyses the global impact of the Kremlin's strategic decisions and the consequences for the Soviet population.

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