Gorbachev biography book
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Gorbachev: His Life and Times
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2018
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Khrushchev: The Man and his Era
'A phenomenally researched life of the man who did more than any other to change Europe and the world in the last half of the 20th century'. Jonathan Steele, The Guardian
'An engaging, poignant portrayal of one of the most significant of Russian leaders' Kirkus review
' ... deeply penetrating history and engrossing psychological study.' Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs Magazine
'Impressive... full of fascinating detail' Peter Conradi, Sunday Times
'Comprehensive and immensely readable'The Economist
'Superb...an extraordinary story of one man and history in a tense wrestling match' The Washington Post
This is the definitive biography on one of the most important and controversial figures of the 20th century. Drawing on interviews with Gorbachev himself, transcripts and documents from the Russian archives, and interviews with Kremlin aides and adversaries, as well as foreign leaders, Taubman's intensely personal portrait extends to Gorbachev's remarkable marriage to a woman he deeply loved, and to the family that they raised together. Nuanced and poignant, yet unsparing and h
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Pub Date: December 2019
ISBN: 9780231194891
312 Pages
Format: Paperback
List Price:$20.00£16.99
Pub Date: December 2019
ISBN: 9780231194884
312 Pages
Format: Hardcover
List Price:$60.00£50.00
Pub Date: December 2019
ISBN: 9780231551069
312 Pages
Format: E-book
List Price:$19.99£16.99
Here is the whole sweep of the Soviet experiment and experience as told by its last steward. Drawing on his own experience, rich archival material, and a keen sense of history and politics, Mikhail Gorbachev speaks his mind on a range of subjects concerning Russia's past, present, and future place in the world. Here is Gorbachev on the October Revolution, Gorbachev on the Cold War, and Gorbachev on key figures such as Lenin, Stalin, and Yeltsin.
The book begins with a look back at 1917. While noting that tsarist Russia was not as backward as it is often portrayed, Gorbachev argues that the Bolshevik Revolution was inevitable and that it did much to modernize Russia. He strongly argues that the Soviet Union had a positive influence on social policy in the West, while maintaining that the development of socialism was cut short by Stalinist totalitarianism. In the next section, Gorbachev considers the fall of the USSR. What
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Gorbachev
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