{"product_id":"1638-the-sovereign-states-9781982193560","title":"1638: The Sovereign States","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fate of Russia hangs in the balance as up-timers and down-timers battle for freedom!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United Sovereign States of Russia struggles to set in place the traditions and legal precedents that will let it turn into a constitutional monarchy with freedom and opportunity for all its citizens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the same time, they're trying to balance the power of the states and the federal government. And the USSR is fighting a civil war with Muscovite Russia, defending the new state of Kazakh from invasion by the Zunghars, building a tech base and an economy that will allow its money to be accepted in western Europe, establishing a more solid claim to Siberia, and, in general, keeping the wheels of civilization from coming off and dumping Russia back into the Time of Troubles. Or, possibly even worse, reinstalling the sort of repressive oligarchy that they just got rid of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982193560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480","brand":"Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241290985653,"sku":"9781982193560","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_35970a83-fac1-4ee7-be26-f4e1e05e79b9.jpg?v=1717472520","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/1638-the-sovereign-states-9781982193560","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}