Gorbachev: Heretic in the Kremlin - Softcover

Doder, Dusko; Branson, Louise

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9780140115352: Gorbachev: Heretic in the Kremlin

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This probing biography, written by two veteran Moscow correspondents, illuminates the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in a way which penetrates both the character of the man, and that of the nation which is currently reeling under his reforms. "...Convey(s) a sense of excitement attending the most intriguing political drama of our time".--The New York Times Book Review. A Washington Post bestseller.

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This study examines why perestroika and glasnost have aggravated problems they were supposed to cure, and shows that polarization between Slavophiles and Westernizers is intensifying. "Readers will find Doder and Branson's judgements sound, their knowledge imposing, their perspective essential to an understanding of the Russian turmoil," said PW . Author tour.
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