Don't Die Before You're Dead | 
so-soThis novel focuses on the pivotal moment when anti-democratic forces attempted a coup against Boris Yeltsin in 1991. It was interesting but overstuffed with whimsical subplots (one entire chapter was devoted to a soccer game between aging Soviet all-stars and a Romanian team of amateurs; a python was prominently featured, and so was a hedgehog.) Even if it wasn't entirely my cup of tea, it certainly provided some historical perspective.
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