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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets audiobook runs 23 hours unabridged, narrated by Kathleen Mcinerney and Jorjeana Marie and others (about 15.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 23 hours of listening.

Days to finish Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 4,722 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf

75 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets is an audiobook by Svetlana Alexievich: a 23-hour unabridged recording, read by Kathleen Mcinerney, Jorjeana Marie and Amanda Carlin and others, released May 24, 2016, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and History shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
23 hrs
Narrated by
Kathleen Mcinerney, Jorjeana Marie, Amanda Carlin, Rebecca Lowman, Coleen Marlo, Kimberly Farr
Released
May 24, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, History
ISBN
9781524708320

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets audiobook?

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets runs 23 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.3 hours.

Is the Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets?

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets is narrated by Kathleen Mcinerney, Jorjeana Marie, Amanda Carlin and Rebecca Lowman and others.

Is Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.3 hours, saving 7.7 hours.