Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The roots of perestroika The roots of perestroika Sidney I. Ploss "With new information from Russian archives, this work examines the historical roots of Gorbachev's perestroika and the reforms that would eventually lead to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It d… OL15082003W
Gorbachev Gorbachev William Taubman 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 … OL19712874W
Three days in Moscow Three days in Moscow Bret Baier Recounts the events of Reagan's historic, three-day 1988 Moscow Summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, examining the importance of Reagan's speech at Moscow State University that offered a new … OL19739340W
What went wrong with Perestroika What went wrong with Perestroika Marshall I. Goldman A critical analysis of the economic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, which claims that the Soviet leader did little to counter the nation's overindulgence in heavy industry or to combat a burgeoning bud… OL2810313W
Conversations with Gorbachev Conversations with Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev "Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdenek Mlynar were friends for half a century, from the time their paths first crossed as students in 1950. Although one was a Russian and the other a Czech, they were both ard… OL454767W
The dead hand The dead hand David E. Hoffman This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remai… OL8961404W