Secondhand Time Secondhand Time Svetlana Alexievich

Secondhand Time

The Last of the Soviets

by Svetlana Alexievich

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About This Book

This work offers profound perspectives on a transformative era in Russian history. Through oral testimonies, the author documents Russia's shift from Stalinist rule to market economics by letting those who experienced it firsthand share their accounts. In Secondhand Time (2016), witnesses reveal the essence of Russian identity across generations. Every person interviewed experienced this transformation, though not all made it through alive.

Who Should Read This?

  • Students of cultural history
  • Anyone seeking deeper knowledge of Russia and Cold War dynamics
  • Those interested in how Russians responded to market economics

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