Hays Street 450 Clutch Kit - Dodge - 91-3004
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Hays Street 450 Clutch Kit - Dodge - 91-3004

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Hays Street 450 Clutch Kit - Dodge - 91-3004Overview: The Street 450 single disc kit is an excellent upgrade from your stock clutch and designed handle mildly modified engines up to 450 horsepower. It is a great clutch where drivability is the most important factor. Our clutch features 30% greater clamping force than a stock clutch allowing you to put more power to the ground and top quality disc material allows for smooth, no chatter engagement. Each kit includes pressure plate, clutch disc,

Overview:

The Street 450 single disc kit is an excellent upgrade from your stock clutch and designed handle mildly modified engines up to 450 horsepower. It is a great clutch where drivability is the most important factor. Our clutch features 30% greater clamping force than a stock clutch allowing you to put more power to the ground and top quality disc material allows for smooth, no-chatter engagement. Each kit includes pressure plate, clutch disc, throwout bearing, alignment tool, and instructions.

Features:

  • Great drivability for power levels up to 450 horsepower
  • Smooth, chatter-free operation using top quality organic composite friction surface material
  • Upgraded damper springs gives up to 30% more clamping pressure than stock OE clutch
  • Clutch disc features heavy duty hub assembly for increased load capacity
  • All Street 450 clutch kits come complete with pressure plate, disc, release bearing, and alignment tool unless otherwise noted

Application:

Year Make Model Submodel Engine Size
1971 - 1974 Dodge Dart Special 318/5.2L V8
1965 - 1974 Plymouth Fury II Base 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1975 Plymouth Duster Base 318/5.2L V8
1965 - 1974 Plymouth Fury III Base 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1973 Plymouth Duster Base 340/5.6L V8
1965 - 1971 Plymouth Fury II Base 383/6.3L V8
1970 - 1971 Plymouth Cuda Base 383/6.3L V8
1968 Plymouth Road Runner Base 273/4.5L V8
1965 - 1974 Plymouth Satellite Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1973 Plymouth Road Runner Base 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1971 Plymouth GTX Base 383/6.3L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1970 Dodge A100 Truck Sportsman 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Dodge B100 Van Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Plymouth Satellite Regent 318/5.2L V8
1965 - 1971 Plymouth Satellite Base 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1971 Chrysler Newport Base 383/6.3L V8
1971 - 1973 Dodge B200 Van Sportsman 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Dodge B100 Van Sportsman 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Custom Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Phoenix Base 318/5.2L V8
1967 - 1971 Chrysler Newport Custom 383/6.3L V8
1971 - 1974 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus 340/5.6L V8
1971 - 1973 Plymouth Satellite Regent 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1973 Plymouth Satellite Base 340/5.6L V8
1965 - 1968 Plymouth Satellite Base 273/4.5L V8
1968 - 1969 Plymouth Fury VIP 318/5.2L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Brougham 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1973 Plymouth Satellite Custom 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1974 Plymouth Fury I Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Brougham 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge W300 Pickup Base 383/6.3L V8
1967 Dodge W200 Series Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1962 Dodge Wm300 Power Wagon Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1967 Dodge W300 Series Base 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1974 Plymouth Barracuda Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383/6.3L V8
1966 - 1970 Dodge Coronet 500 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1968 Dodge Coronet 440 273/4.5L V8
1970 - 1971 Dodge Charger 500 383/6.3L V8
1966 - 1971 Dodge Charger Base 383/6.3L V8
1966 Dodge Charger Base 361/5.9L V8
1970 - 1974 Dodge Challenger Base 318/5.2L V8
1972 - 1974 Dodge B300 Van Maxi Wagon 318/5.2L V8
1972 - 1973 Dodge B200 Van Maxi 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1975 Dodge Coronet Crestwood 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1975 Plymouth Scamp Base 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1970 Dodge Coronet 440 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1964 Plymouth Savoy Base 383/6.3L V8
1974 - 1975 Plymouth Valiant Brougham 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1975 Plymouth Fury Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1964 Plymouth Savoy Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Satellite Sport 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1964 Plymouth Savoy Base 361/5.9L V8
1965 - 1967 Plymouth Belvedere II Base 318/5.2L V8
1975 Plymouth Valiant Custom 318/5.2L V8
1974 - 1975 Plymouth Trailduster Base 318/5.2L V8
1974 Plymouth PB300 Van Voyager 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Dodge W300 Pickup Base 318/5.2L V8
1965 - 1975 Dodge Coronet Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1961 Chrysler Windsor Base 383/6.3L V8
1975 Dodge B200 Base 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1973 Plymouth Valiant Base 340/5.6L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Sport Wagon Base 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Dodge W200 Pickup Base 318/5.2L V8
1964 - 1967 Plymouth Valiant Base 273/4.5L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Base 361/5.9L V8
1967 Plymouth VIP Base 318/5.2L V8
1969 Dodge Charger SE 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Sport Wagon Base 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1975 Plymouth Valiant Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1975 Dodge Coronet Custom 318/5.2L V8
1969 - 1975 Dodge Dart Swinger 318/5.2L V8
1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 273/4.5L V8
1975 Plymouth Scamp Special 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1973 Dodge Polara Base 318/5.2L V8
1975 Dodge W200 Base 318/5.2L V8
1975 Dodge Dart Swinger Special 318/5.2L V8
1975 Plymouth Fury Custom 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1972 Dodge Dart Demon 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Dodge D300 Pickup Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1975 Dodge Dart Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1967 Dodge D200 Series Base 318/5.2L V8
1974 Plymouth PB100 Van Voyager 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Dodge D200 Pickup Base 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1970 Dodge Coronet Deluxe 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Dodge D100 Pickup Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Dodge Charger Special Edition 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1969 Dodge Dart Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1975 Plymouth Fury Sport 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1962 Dodge Dart Base 361/5.9L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge D300 Pickup Base 383/6.3L V8
1972 - 1974 Plymouth Gran Fury Base 318/5.2L V8
1967 Dodge D200 Series Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1970 Plymouth Fury Sport 383/6.3L V8
1970 Dodge Polara Special 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1970 Dodge Coronet Deluxe 383/6.3L V8
1968 Dodge Coronet R/T 383/6.3L V8
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 383/6.3L V8
1971 Dodge Charger Special Edition 383/6.3L V8
1966 - 1974 Dodge Charger Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1967 Plymouth Fury Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1969 Dodge Dart GTS 273/4.5L V8
1972 - 1974 Dodge B300 Van Maxi 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1971 Dodge Charger 500 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1973 Dodge Challenger Base 340/5.6L V8
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 340/5.6L V8
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340/5.6L V8
1971 - 1974 Dodge B200 Van Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Dodge B300 Van Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1974 Dodge B300 Van Sportsman 318/5.2L V8
1967 - 1970 Dodge A100 Truck Base 318/5.2L V8
1972 - 1973 Dodge B200 Van Maxi Wagon 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1970 Dodge Coronet 440 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1974 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Dodge W100 Pickup Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge W200 Pickup Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1969 Dodge Dart Base 273/4.5L V8
1970 - 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe 340/5.6L V8
1967 - 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Base 383/6.3L V8
1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee 340/5.6L V8
1964 - 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Base 273/4.5L V8
1966 - 1970 Dodge Coronet 500 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1970 Plymouth Belvedere Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1966 Plymouth Belvedere Base 361/5.9L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge D100 Pickup Base 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1971 Dodge Monaco Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1968 Dodge Dart 270 273/4.5L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge D200 Pickup Base 383/6.3L V8
1971 - 1973 Dodge Coronet Custom 340/5.6L V8
1960 - 1963 Plymouth Fleet Special Base 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1966 Plymouth Fury Base 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1963 Plymouth Fleet Special Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1963 Plymouth Fleet Special Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1971 Dodge Polara Base 383/6.3L V8
1970 Dodge P200 Base 361/5.9L V8
1966 Dodge Polara Base 273/4.5L V8
1968 - 1969 Dodge Polara 500 318/5.2L V8
1972 - 1973 Dodge Polara Base 340/5.6L V8
1963 - 1969 Dodge Polara 500 383/6.3L V8
1968 Dodge Dart 270 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1974 Plymouth Fury Custom Suburban 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Fury Custom Suburban 383/6.3L V8
1967 - 1968 Dodge Dart 270 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1974 Plymouth Fury Suburban 318/5.2L V8
1971 - 1973 Dodge Coronet Crestwood 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1971 Plymouth Fury I Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1970 Plymouth Belvedere Base 318/5.2L V8
1964 - 1968 Plymouth Belvedere Base 273/4.5L V8
1968 - 1969 Dodge Dart GTS 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1969 Dodge Dart GT 340/5.6L V8
1971 - 1972 Dodge Dart Demon 340 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1973 Dodge Dart Base 340/5.6L V8
1969 - 1975 Dodge Dart Custom 318/5.2L V8
1960 Dodge Matador Base 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Belvedere Satellite 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge W100 Pickup Base 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1971 Plymouth Fury III Base 383/6.3L V8
1974 - 1975 Dodge Dart Special Edition 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1967 Dodge W200 Series Base 318/5.2L V8
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1969 Dodge Dart GTS 340/5.6L V8
1965 - 1969 Dodge Dart GT 273/4.5L V8
1969 - 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340/5.6L V8
1971 Dodge D200 Pickup Base 400/6.6L V8
1960 - 1967 Dodge D100 Series Base 318/5.2L V8
1972 Plymouth Fury Gran Sedan 318/5.2L V8
1974 - 1975 Dodge Ramcharger Base 318/5.2L V8
1975 Dodge D200 Custom 318/5.2L V8
1974 Plymouth PB200 Van Voyager 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1971 Dodge Monaco Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 Dodge Coronet Brougham 383/6.3L V8
1971 - 1975 Dodge Coronet Brougham 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1973 Dodge Charger Base 340/5.6L V8
1973 - 1975 Dodge Dart Sport 318/5.2L V8
1960 Dodge Matador Base 361/5.9L V8
1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1971 Dodge Coronet Base 383/6.3L V8
1970 - 1973 Dodge Coronet Base 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1969 Dodge Dart GT 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1968 Dodge Coronet Deluxe 273/4.5L V8
1960 - 1967 Dodge W100 Series Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 Dodge Coronet Brougham 340/5.6L V8
1964 Plymouth Barracuda Base 361/5.9L V8
1970 - 1971 Dodge Polara Custom 383/6.3L V8
1970 - 1973 Dodge Polara Custom 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1971 Dodge Challenger Base 383/6.3L V8
1963 - 1964 Dodge 330 Base 318/5.2L V8
1971 Dodge Coronet Custom 383/6.3L V8
1963 - 1965 Dodge 880 Base 383/6.3L V8
1962 - 1964 Dodge 880 Base 361/5.9L V8
1975 Dodge W300 Custom 318/5.2L V8
1972 - 1974 Dodge R300 Base 318/5.2L V8
1962 - 1966 Chrysler 300 Base 383/6.3L V8
1975 Dodge D100 Custom 318/5.2L V8
1967 - 1969 Plymouth Valiant Signet 273/4.5L V8
1974 Plymouth PB300 Van Voyager EX 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1973 Plymouth Barracuda Base 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1969 Plymouth Valiant 100 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1969 Plymouth Valiant 100 273/4.5L V8
1968 - 1969 Plymouth Valiant Signet 318/5.2L V8
1973 - 1975 Dodge CB300 Base 318/5.2L V8
1966 - 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 273/4.5L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Custom Base 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Phoenix Base 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Phoenix Base 383/6.3L V8
1973 - 1974 Plymouth Cuda Base 318/5.2L V8
1964 - 1971 Chrysler Town & Country Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 Dodge 330 Base 273/4.5L V8
1960 - 1967 Dodge D300 Series Base 318/5.2L V8
1972 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe 318/5.2L V8
1962 - 1964 Dodge 880 Custom 361/5.9L V8
1966 - 1968 Plymouth Fury VIP 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1965 Plymouth Fury Sport 361/5.9L V8
1960 Chrysler Saratoga Base 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Base 383/6.3L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Custom 383/6.3L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Brougham 340/5.6L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Satellite Sport 383/6.3L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Belvedere Satellite 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix 318/5.2L V8
1962 Dodge Dart 440 318/5.2L V8
1960 Dodge Truck Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Sport 318/5.2L V8
1964 - 1965 Plymouth Fury Base 273/4.5L V8
1970 - 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 340/5.6L V8
1970 Dodge A100 Base 318/5.2L V8
1961 - 1964 Chrysler Newport Base 361/5.9L V8
1968 Dodge Dart 270 340/5.6L V8
1972 - 1973 Dodge Charger Special Edition 340/5.6L V8
1960 - 1962 Dodge Polara Base 361/5.9L V8
1968 Dodge Monaco 500 383/6.3L V8
1968 Dodge Monaco 500 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe 318/5.2L V8
1970 - 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 383/6.3L V8
1967 Dodge W100 Series Base 383/6.3L V8
1970 - 1973 Plymouth Cuda Base 340/5.6L V8
1968 Plymouth Belvedere Satellite 273/4.5L V8
1970 - 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1966 Plymouth Satellite Base 361/5.9L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Regent 383/6.3L V8
1971 - 1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 340/5.6L V8
1964 Chrysler Town & Country Base 361/5.9L V8
1975 Dodge B100 Base 318/5.2L V8
1975 Dodge B300 Base 318/5.2L V8
1963 - 1964 Dodge 440 Base 318/5.2L V8
1970 Dodge A100 Sportsman 318/5.2L V8
1967 Dodge Charger Base 273/4.5L V8
1966 Dodge A100 Base 273/4.5L V8
1968 Plymouth GTX Base 318/5.2L V8
1968 - 1970 Plymouth Fury Suburban 383/6.3L V8
1973 Dodge Dart Sport 340 340/5.6L V8
1974 Dodge M300 Base 318/5.2L V8
1960 Dodge Matador Base 318/5.2L V8
1970 Plymouth Fury S-23 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Sport Wagon Base 383/6.3L V8
1967 Plymouth VIP Base 383/6.3L V8
1974 Plymouth Fury Police 318/5.2L V8
1970 Plymouth Satellite Sport 340/5.6L V8
1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 383/6.3L V8
1964 Dodge 440 Base 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1967 Dodge Coronet Base 273/4.5L V8
1971 Dodge Coronet Crestwood 383/6.3L V8
1967 - 1968 Dodge Dart GT 383/6.3L V8
1968 Dodge Dart GTS 383/6.3L V8
1975 Plymouth Scamp Brougham 318/5.2L V8
1969 Dodge Dart Custom 273/4.5L V8
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340/5.6L V8
1960 Dodge Truck Base 361/5.9L V8
1960 Plymouth Custom Base 318/5.2L V8
1964 Dodge 330 Base 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1966 Dodge Coronet Base 361/5.9L V8
1967 Dodge D100 Series Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Savoy Deluxe 318/5.2L V8
1971 Dodge Polara Brougham 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer 318/5.2L V8
1975 Dodge W100 Custom 318/5.2L V8
1974 Dodge M350 Base 318/5.2L V8
1975 Dodge Ramcharger SE 318/5.2L V8
1967 Dodge W300 Series Base 383/6.3L V8
1964 - 1965 Dodge 880 Custom 383/6.3L V8
1971 Dodge Polara Brougham 383/6.3L V8
1972 - 1973 Dodge Polara Custom 340/5.6L V8
1964 Plymouth Savoy Base 273/4.5L V8
1962 Dodge Dart 330 318/5.2L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Custom 318/5.2L V8
1974 Plymouth PB200 Van Voyager EX Wagon 318/5.2L V8
1967 Dodge D300 Series Base 383/6.3L V8
1975 Plymouth Duster Custom 318/5.2L V8
1964 - 1967 Dodge A100 Truck Base 273/4.5L V8
1966 - 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 /
1966 - 1967 Dodge Coronet 500 /
1966 Dodge Coronet 440 361/5.9L V8
1970 Plymouth Fury GT 383/6.3L V8
1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe 361/5.9L V8
1966 Dodge Coronet 500 361/5.9L V8
1971 Chrysler Newport Royal 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer 361/5.9L V8
1962 - 1963 Chrysler 300 Sport 383/6.3L V8
1960 Dodge Dart Pioneer 383/6.3L V8
1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Sport 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Sport 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Custom 383/6.3L V8
1965 - 1967 Plymouth Belvedere II Base 383/6.3L V8
1960 - 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Savoy Deluxe 361/5.9L V8
1960 - 1961 Plymouth Suburban Custom 361/5.9L V8
1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe /
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Hab Madoyan
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 5
very good book
Format: Paperback
I was 8 when the Union collapsed. I don’t remember much, but the years that followed were full of conspiracy theories and stories about who “razvalil Sovetskiy Soyuz.” This book tries to answer that question. You can sense from the book that the author is not happy with how everything ultimately evolved. The Soviet system was corrupt, inefficient, and ill, but probably there was a chance to cure it rather than kill it. However, I think the book is overall quite balanced and very informative and is a must read.
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Brandon Nelson
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 4
So very long….
Format: Paperback
Every time Yeltsin takes a nap? Paragraph. Bush mumbles something indecisive to Scowcroft? Boom—chapter! I felt like I was experiencing the fall of the Soviet Union in real, agonizing time. Look, it’s a fine book. If you’re going for a career in the foreign service, this is a good place to start. Otherwise, you can get a fine rendering of these events in much more concise form elsewhere.
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Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
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The author summarized: "The ghost of the disappeared Soviet Union ... still haunts the imagination of contemporaries .... This amazing story teaches us not to trust in the seeming certainty of continuity and should help us prepare for sudden shocks in the future" (p. 439). An engrossing in-depth eloquent analyses concerning the events and individuals affecting the 1991 demise of the Soviet Union. Moreover, the unforeseen Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, crystallized the horrors of a possible nuclear war. Thus, a new orientation to end the exorbitant arms race with the United States. Further, General Secretary Gorbachev promulgated new reforms, including, relaxing travel restrictions in 1989: "... [T]he shock that thousands of Soviet people experienced when they crossed Soviet borders and visited Western countries .... For first-time Soviet travelers to the West a visit to a supermarket produced the biggest effect. The contrast between half-empty, gloomy Soviet food stores and glittering Western palaces with an abundant selection of food was mind-boggling.... This experience changed Soviet travelers forever" (p. 82). At times, repetitive and somewhat confusing. For instance, U.S. President Bush needed Gorbachev's approval for his Iraq offense, which was initially described on Page 143, then inexplicably again, on Page 172. On another occasion, the author indicated that Yeltsin was influenced by Alexander Solzhenitsyn's brochure "How To Rebuild Russia," on Page 150, which is again repeated, on Page 173. Scrupulous editing needed. Notwithstanding such glitches, nonetheless, a fascinating detailed portrayal of the unexpected implosion of a superpower. Having read other books on the subject, if I had to select only ONE about the USSR collapse, I would choose this as the best.
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New York, US
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Thought Provoking
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I bought this book after I heard the author on a podcast. Growing up in the US we have been inundated with the story that the collapse of the Soviet Union was an inevitable triumph of liberal, Western values. I had my doubts. Even poorly run dictatorships can muddle along for years. What the author did was center Gorbachev in the story. He was the eye of the storm. It was the terrible combination of Gorbachev’s ambitious idealism and gross ineptitude that led to the dismantling of the Soviet Union. Unlike much of Marxist historical narratives which emphasize the forces of history; the author shows that it’s individuals who shape events and are shaped by them. A different person than Gorbachev could have turned the tide in a different direction and left us a different world than we have today. This is a history book that teaches lessons not just about the Soviet Union but about human history in general.
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Luca turin
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 5
A compelling account of the fall of the USSR
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Zubok describes blow by blow the series of decisions that sent the USSR towards disaster. Gorbachev, widely hated in Russia, comes across as principled but indecisive, ignorant of economics, and incapable of translating his worship of Lenin into coherent action. The book reads like a thriller despite the density of facts. Zubok is a pessimist, but his thesis is convincing.
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