Gorbachev

By William Taubman

Subjects: Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991, Biography, Politics and government, Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography, Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-, Russia (federation), politics and government, Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-2022, Heads of state, Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-, New York Times reviewed, Soviet union, politics and government, 1985-1991

Description: A comprehensive biography of the final leader of the Soviet Union chronicles Gorbachev's rise from peasant to politician and describes how his liberal policies ended the Cold War and unintentionally provoked the breakup of the USSR.