The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire runs 18.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 18.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
395 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire is an audiobook by Victor Sebestyen: a 18.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released December 11, 2009, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- December 11, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781440775253
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire as an audiobook?
The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire runs 18.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire?
The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire is narrated by Paul Hecht.
Is The Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours.