Gorbachev: his life and times

by Taubman, William

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Title Statements

Full title :Gorbachev : his life and times / William Taubman.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:1 volume : : illustrations (black and white) ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781471147968, 1471147967, 9781471147951, 1471147959
oclc:on1044921716
LC Classification:DK290.3.G67
Dewey Decimal:947.0854092

Introduction: "Gorbachev is hard to understand" -- Childhood, boyhood, and youth: 1931-1949 -- Moscow State University: 1950-1955 -- Climbing the ladder: 1955-1968 -- Regional party boss: 1969-1978 -- Return to Moscow: 1978-1985 -- What is to be done?: 1985-1986 -- Onto the world stage: March 1985-December 1986 -- Two scorpions in a bottle: 1987 -- Who's afraid of Nina Andreyeva?: 1988 -- Before the storm: 1987-1988 -- Summits galore: 1987-1988 -- 1989: triumph and trouble at home -- 1989: triumph and trouble abroad -- Coming apart?: 1990 -- Coming together?: 1990 -- To the coup: January-August 1991 -- The coup: August 1991 -- Final days: August-December 1991 -- Out of power: 1992-2016 -- Conclusion: Understanding Gorbachev.

Subjects

Biographies Chefs d'État -- Biographies -- URSS Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich Heads of state Heads of state -- Biography -- Soviet U… Politics and government Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation) -- Politics and gov… Since 1985 Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Politics and government… URSS -- Politique et gouvernement -- 19…