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Behind the Urals: An American Worker in Russia's City of Steel by Stephen Kotkin, John Scott

jensutay's review against another edition

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1.0

Too technical.

drewgrondahl's review against another edition

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

emmazd's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.0

rsilvery's review against another edition

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4.0

Really interesting.

jaclyn_youngblood's review against another edition

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4.0

Clear, journalistic writing makes this account incredibly insightful, while simultaneously (and possibly without Scott's knowledge) pointing to the extreme tension of the Soviet system.

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3.0

Textbook for 20th Century Russia class. Good first hand account of Russia's first Five Year Plan. I thought it was a little dry and slow in some parts.
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