Gorbachev - Softcover

Medvedev, Zhores

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393304086 ISBN 13: 9780393304084

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1987

Synopsis

“A richly instructive exercise in the craft of Kremlinology . . . . Fascinating.” ―Serge Schmemann, New York Times Book Review

In March 1985, without the usual long delay and speculation, Mikhail Gorbachev, at fifty-four years of age, became the youngest Soviet leader since Stalin. Gorbachev belongs to a new generation of Communist leaders, a generation that did not experience the suffering and fear that Gorbachev’s predecessors did who came to power under Stalin. He is a product of the system, not one of its creators. Within a year his vigorous style had made him a well-known political figure throughout the world. In this book, Zhores A. Medvedev, author of an acclaimed biography of Yuri Andropov and many other books on Soviet history, looks at the inner workings of Soviet leadership and at Gorbachev the man and his rise to power. For the paperback edition, Mr. Medvedev has provided a new chapter on recent events, including the Chernobyl disaster: its long-range effects and what is revealed about Gorbachev’s leadership and Soviet decision making.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In this book, Zhores A. Medvedev has provided a new chapter on recent events, including the Chernobyl disaster: Its long-range effects and what it revealed about Gorbachev's leadership and Soviet decision making.

About the Author:

Zhores Medvedev (1925―2018) was a Russian agronomist, biologist, historian, and dissident. He was the author of numerous books including Nuclear Disaster in the Urals, Legacy of Chernobyl, and Khrushchev: The Years in Power.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0393304086
• ISBN 13: 9780393304084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324