- Politics and government, Heads of state, Biography, Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-
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.
Politics and governmentHeads of stateBiographyGorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-Soviet union, politics and government, 1985-1991Russia (federation), politics and governmentNew York Times reviewedGorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-2022Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- BiographySoviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- William Taubman
- First published
- 2013
- Pages
- 880
- Publisher
- SIMON & SCHUSTER, C. H. Beck Verlag, Simon & Schuster, Limited
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781471147951
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Subjects
- Politics and government
- Heads of state
- Biography
- Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-
- Soviet union, politics and government, 1985-1991
- Russia (federation), politics and government
- New York Times reviewed
- Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-2022
- Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography
- Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
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