Gorbachev and his Revolution (European History in Perspective, 73) - Softcover

Galeotti, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333638557 ISBN 13: 9780333638552

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 1997

Synopsis

By turns radical, uncertain, ambitious and autocratic, Mikhail Gorbachev and his bid to reform the Soviet Union have shaped the contemporary world. This concise and lively book provides an introduction to the man and his times, setting them in the context of a decaying and ramshackle empire and an ideology long since betrayed by its professed followers. Drawing on the latest memoirs and scholarship, this book follows Gorbachev's increasingly desperate attempts to control the forces he unleashed and hold together a state whose days were over.

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About the Author

Dr Mark Galeotti runs the Mayak Intelligence consultancy and is also an Honorary Professor at UCL, a Senior Associate Fellow with RUSI and a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague. Formerly Head of History at Keele University in the UK and Professor of Global Affairs at New York University, he is a former Foreign Office adviser on Russian security affairs, and for 15 years (1991–2006) wrote a monthly column on this for Jane's Intelligence Review.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333638557
• ISBN 13: 9780333638552
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152