Gorbachev's Revolution, 1985-1991

This detailed and scholarly history, based on contemporary and original sources, explains the fall of Soviet Communism by bringing into focus the process of revolution from above. It finds as its cause Gorbachev''s relentless political struggle to raise himself above the collective leadership which brought him to power. Gorbachev''s Revolution, 1985-91 examines: · the impact of the SDI and ot...