Final Days: The Inside Story Of The Collapse Of The Soviet Union

Grachev, Andrei S.; Brown, Archie; Grachev, Andrei; Milne, Margo

ISBN 10: 0813322065 / ISBN 13: 9780813322063

Published by Westview Press, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Final Days: The Inside Story Of The Collapse Of The Soviet Union
• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813322065
• ISBN 13: 9780813322063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Grachev, foreign policy advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985 until 1991, and then press secretary, describes meetings with Western leaders, State Council debates on a new treaty of union, and Gorbachev's private talks with leaders in government, business, religion, and culture, in his account of debates occurring between the August coup and the end of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991. Includes the text of Gorbachev's resignation speech. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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As press secretary to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Andrei Grachev witnessed and recorded many events unobserved by the general public. In this engaging and compelling book, he recounts these episodes in vivid detail, interpreting them in the context of the time.

Highlighted are top-level meetings with Western leaders; State Council debates on a new treaty of union (promising, until Gorbachev and Yeltsin sparred over Russia's policy toward the Chechen republic); and Gorbachev's private talks with leading members of government, business and religious and cultural circles from around the world.