Book excerpt: The summary of Secondhand Time – The Last of the Soviets presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of These ideas shed some revolutionary light on a time in Russia's history that was a watershed moment in the country's development. The author presents an oral history of the transition from Stalinism to capitalism in Russia. In this history, she allows people who were actually present during this time period to share their experiences. In her book "Secondhand Time," published in 2016, her witnesses discuss what it meant to be Russian both in the past and in the present. Although they all lived through this period of transition, not all of them came out on the other side. Secondhand Time summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].