Seven Years That Changed the World: Perestroika in Perspective

by Archie Brown

Book Overview

A rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, the disintegration of the Soviet state, the end of the Cold War, and the role of Mikhail Gorbachev. Written by a leading authority on Soviet politics, this thoroughly researched book draws on new archival sources and puts perestroika in fresh perspective.

Perestroika began as an attempt by a minority within the leadership of the Communist Party to reform...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199282153
• ISBN13: 9780199282159
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.4"