I bought this and sat on it for a while, I was into other topics at the time, but finally came back to it. I don’t remember another book that filled in more blanks and answered more questions about life after Stalin than this one. So many loose ends were tied up, I’ll be doing this one again. Much of world history is answered by this book and I have always been fascinated by Russian history in particular, especially since not much has happened since 1900 that doesn’t involve them. Great book!!