The Rebirth of East Europe by Michael G. Roskin
For freshman/junior-level courses in Eastern European Politics, Cold War History, Comparative Politics, International Relations.
Designed especially to meet the needs of introductory-level students and to quickly enlighten them about East Europe, this comprehensive, multiperspective overview covers everything that's politically relevant for the region-geography, political history, Soviet occupation, Cold War, system collapse, and the struggles to found stable democracies.