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Matěj Bílý, Varšavská smlouva 1985–1991. Dezintegrace a rozpad, Praha: ÚSTR, 2021
Institute of National Remembrance Review, No. 7 (2025), pages: 237-249
Publication date: 2025-12-31
https://doi.org/10.48261/INRR250708
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Abstract
This paper reviews Matěj Bílý’s second book on the Warsaw Pact history outlining the final years of Pact’s functioning and its demise, parallel to the demise of the Soviet Union and its domination in the Central and Eastern Europe.
Keywords
Warsaw Pact • Soviet Union
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