Gorbachev : his life and times

Gorbachev : his life and times / 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 provoked the breakup of the USSR.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taubman, William (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, > 1931-
Heads of state > Soviet Union > Biography.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1985-1991.
Biographies.
Biography.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:xxv, 852 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393647013
0393647013

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