Gorbachev and his revolution
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Gorbachev and his revolution
(European history in perspective)
St. Martin's Press , Macmillan, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: us : pbk ISBN 9780312164829
Description
By turns radical, uncertain, ambitious, and autocratic, Mikhail Gorbachev in his bid to reform the Soviet Union has shaped the contemporary world. In 1985, he set out to modernize the Soviet state and revive his Communist Party. Instead, by the end of 1991, the USSR had fragmented and the Party was banned. Institutions which had survived for 70 years, notwithstanding Stalin's murderous purges and the Nazi war machine, proved unable to survive his well-meant reforms. This is a concise and lively introduction to the man and his times, setting them in the context of a decaying and ramshackle empire and an ideology long since betrayed by its professed followers. Simply and clearly, it follows Gorbachev's increasingly desperate attempts to control the forces he unleashed and hold together a state whose days were over. Ultimately, Gorbachev failed yet, as this study concludes, from his revolution arose an historic opportunity to redefine Russia's place in the world and break with a centuries-long autocratic tradition.
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: uk ISBN 9780333638545
Description
By turns radical, uncertain, ambitious and autocratic, Mikhail Gorbachev and his bid to reform the Soviet Union have shaped the contemporary world. This concise and lively book provides an introduction to the man and his times, setting them in the context of a decaying and ramshackle empire and an ideology long since betrayed by its professed followers. Drawing on the latest memoirs and scholarship, this book follows Gorbachev's increasingly desperate attempts to control the forces he unleashed and hold together a state whose days were over.
Table of Contents
The Decay of the Soviet Union.- Yurii Andropov and the Rise of Mikhail.- Gorbachev Electing Gorbachev.- Gorbachev the Technocrat: Uskoreniye and the Attempt to Modernise.- Gorbachev the Reformer: Glasnost' and Perestroika.- Gorbachev the Gambler: Democratisation.- Gorbachev the Revolutionary: the End of the Soviet Union.- Appendices.- Chronology.- Gallery of Main Characters.- Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading.- Index.- Map.
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333638552
Description
By turns radical, uncertain, ambitious and autocratic, Mikhail Gorbachev and his bid to reform the Soviet Union have shaped the contemporary world. This concise and lively book provides an introduction to the man and his times, setting them in the context of a decaying and ramshackle empire and an ideology long since betrayed by its professed followers. Drawing on the latest memoirs and scholarship, this book follows Gorbachev's increasingly desperate attempts to control the forces he unleashed and hold together a state whose days were over.
Table of Contents
The Decay of the Soviet Union.- Yurii Andropov and the Rise of Mikhail.- Gorbachev Electing Gorbachev.- Gorbachev the Technocrat: Uskoreniye and the Attempt to Modernise.- Gorbachev the Reformer: Glasnost' and Perestroika.- Gorbachev the Gambler: Democratisation.- Gorbachev the Revolutionary: the End of the Soviet Union.- Appendices.- Chronology.- Gallery of Main Characters.- Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading.- Index.- Map.
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