Secondhand Time: The Last of the SovietsModern · History, Nonfiction, Russia
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
2013 · 621 pages · Nonfiction
76
Modern
★ 4.45 on Goodreads · 24K ratings
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2016). On 2 canon lists, including NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 4.45★ from 24K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
76Must-Read Score
- Critics75 out of 100 · counts 35%+30
- Readers80 out of 100 · counts 50%+45
- Buzz4 out of 100 · counts 15%+1
Where it ranks
- #10 of the 220 history books we rank
- #16 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #35 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2016)
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
True story
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