Milestones in Glasnost and Perestroyka: Politics and People

By Ed A. Hewett and Victor H. Winston

Book Overview

The momentous changes in the Soviet Union brought about by glasnost' and perestroyka have far-reaching implications that continue to grip the attention of the international community. This volume and its companion volume, The Economy, feature research and analysis of the significant events in the development of the revolutionary reforms in the Soviet Union--from the beginning stage, through the period of great euphoria, to the recent troubled times. Ed A. Hewitt, founding editor of Soviet Economy and formerly a senior fellow at Brookings, is now Special Assistant to the President on National Security Affairs and Senior Director of Soviet Affairs at the National Security Council. Victor H. Winston is an adjunct professor of international affairs at George Mason University and coeditor of Soviet Economy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815736231
• ISBN13: 9780815736233
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"