Gorbachov: The limits of power - Hardcover

D-murarka

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091673801 ISBN 13: 9780091673802

Publisher: Hutchinson, 1988

Synopsis

Since March II 1985 the control of the Soviet Union, and by implication the fate of the world, has been in forceful new hands: Mikhail Sergeivich Gorbachov, the youngest Soviet leader since Stalin, represents a new generation and a new attitude in Soviet politics. From his criticism of the Brezhnev past at the 27th Party Congress, through his new attitude to Afghanistan and wider super-power politics, to his abrasive approach to internal efficiency, the arrival of Gorbachov is seen by many observers genuinely to usher in a new age. Or does it? More recent events such as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have called into question not his commitment to reform but his ability to carry it out, given the massive inertia of the Soviet regime. Dev Murarka, a former Observer correspondent in Moscow who has lived there for several years, is in a privileged position to witness the rise of Gorbachov and its implications for the future. There have been other studies, but none have given such an informed analysis of his background and personality, of his rise to power and how he exercises it. In particular Murarka gives a fascinating analysis of Gorbachov's foreign policy in the broadest context, embracing Soviet relations with the USA, Europe, China and the Third World. This is the first fully rounded portrait of the most important political leader of the Soviet Union for a generation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091673801
• ISBN 13: 9780091673802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256