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Gorbachev
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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 … |
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1990
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I. Prokhorova |
"Although 1989 and 1991 witnessed more spectacular events, 1990 was a year of embryonic change in Russia: Article 6 of the constitution was abolished, and with it the Party's monopoly on political po… |
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What went wrong with Perestroika
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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… |
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Boris Yeltsin
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Shlomo Lambroza |
Follows the life of the Russian leader, from his childhood through his rise to power and the present situation in his country. |
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Yeltsin
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Leon Rabinovich Aron |
"Charts the controversial rise of Boris Yeltsin against a broad and richly textured account of Russia's movement out of the grip of the communist state toward free, democratic nationhood. He details … |
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