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The collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of Russia were dramatic events for those who lived through them—both in an optimistic and a pessimistic sense. For outsiders, these were primarily political and socio-economic events of unprecedented scale. But in the eyes of Oleg Klimov, they also had a deeply human side.

Within just a few years, the traditional bonds between the state and its people, as well as between citizens themselves, were turned upside down. And this transformation did not end once the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. On every level, Russians had to redefine themselves. In Legacy of an Empire, Oleg Klimov captures this reality.