Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
1990 1990 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… OL20035774W
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
Boris Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin Shlomo Lambroza Follows the life of the Russian leader, from his childhood through his rise to power and the present situation in his country. OL4318244W
Yeltsin Yeltsin 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 … OL487360W