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  • © 1997

Gorbachev and his Revolution

Authors:

  1. Mark Galeotti

    1. University of Keele, UK

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Part of the book series: European History in Perspective (EUROHIP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Decay of the Soviet Union

    • Mark Galeotti
    Pages 1-18

  4. Electing Gorbachev

    • Mark Galeotti
    Pages 37-51

  7. Gorbachev the Gambler: Democratization

    • Mark Galeotti
    Pages 84-104

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 125-142
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About this book

By turns radical, uncertain, ambitious and autocratic, Mikhail Gorbachev and his bid to reform the Soviet Union have shaped the contemporary world. This concise and lively book provides an introduction to the man and his times, setting them in the context of a decaying and ramshackle empire and an ideology long since betrayed by its professed followers. Drawing on the latest memoirs and scholarship, this book follows Gorbachev's increasingly desperate attempts to control the forces he unleashed and hold together a state whose days were over.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Keele, UK

    Mark Galeotti

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About the author

MARK GALEOTTI is Lecturerer in International History at the University of Keele, UK
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