Review of "Russia's Revolution: 1989-2006" by Leon Aron

American Enterprise Institute scholar Leon Aron presents a unique look at the history of Russia from the emergence of Socialism and Communism arising from the beginnings of the Industrial Age, through the post-Communist era of Vladimir Putin. Aron gives us a close-up look at the men who led that vast country through a series of essays that show how the Communist state collapsed and led to the current state, rife with corruption and with the slow return of authoritarian measures being instituted by Putin to try to rein in the myriad forces pulling the country in different directions.