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In this memoir by the former leader of the Soviet Union and the architect of perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev looks back on the defining moments of his political career, staying close to agendas rather than personal matters. He recounts life under Stalin, his rise within the party, and his elevation to Premier of the U.S.S.R. His efforts to change Russia, which eventually transformed the world, his meetings with world leaders, and his eventual demise, including a failed coup are recounted in brief passages that convey a sense of being there and a sense of history.
| Size | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 2.5 in | | Weight: | 44.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Candor would have helped this book a lot. But maybe we should just be thankful that Gorbachev was put on earth to write."
New York Times - Michael Spector (01/07/1997)
"In an age of cynics, he was, and on the evidence of 'Memoirs' remains, an idealist. True, his vision of a world brought to its senses by common nuclear and environmental threats can sound profoundly starry-eyed....but if he has illusions, they were for the most part refreshingly benign."
New York Times Book Review - Bill Keller (10/20/1996)
"Despite his vanities and his blind spots, this is probably the only political figure alive at the end of the 20th century who will still be talked about and written about at the end of 21st."
Washington Post Book World - Robert B. Kaiser (11/10/1996)
"These memoirs are certainly more revealing and authentic than anything Gorbachev has written before. Apart from anything else, the reader is left with a much fuller understanding of Gorbachev's personality, and for this alone the book is valuable."
Times Literary Supplement - Leon Aron (12/27/1996)
"It's all here: Gorbachev's steps toward ending the Cold War and nuclear stockpiling, his Sino-Soviet rapprochement, the collapse of the Berlin Wall...his conflicts with Yeltsin....It serves to remind us that his achievements changed the world."
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