Author: Mikhail Sergeevich GorbachevPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Perestroĭka
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Perestroika
Author: Mikhail Sergeevich GorbachevPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Perestroĭka
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Perestroika
Author: Mikhail Sergeevich GorbachevPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Perestroĭka
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Perestroika
Author: Mikhail Sergeevich GorbachevPublisher: Fontana Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Relates the Soviet changes in attitudes, ideas, and practices that he is implementing.
Perestroika
Author: Михаил Сергеевич ГорбачевPublisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Contains primary source material.
Gorbachev's Glasnost
Author: Joseph GibbsPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9780890968925
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
"In Gorbachev's Glasnost: The Soviet Media in the First Phase of Perestroika, author Joseph Gibbs traces the development of glasnost as both concept and policy, from the Leninist idea of "criticism and self-criticism" to Gorbachev's attempt to modernize and reinterpret that doctrine to fit his own political goals and aspirations."--BOOK JACKET.
Perestroika in Perspective
Author: Padma DesaiPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400859867
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika is a historic effort at restructuring the troubled Soviet economy. Wide-ranging in scope, harnessed with cultural and political reforms, it raises intriguing and important questions: Are Gorbachev's ideas different from the Kosygin-Brezhnev reform of 1965 that came to naught? What kinds of problems do the Russians have in understanding the market system? Who opposes perestroika? Do Gorbachev's proposals threaten his own future as Soviet leader? How does perestroika relate to a more general environment of openness, of glasnost? What happened at the June 1988 Party Conference? And, above all, is the old order really giving way to a new one? Or does Gorbachev aim at "capitalist icing on a socialist cake"?. To answer these questions and others, Padma Desai, a distinguished pioneer in the modern econometric analysis of the Soviet economy, has distilled from Gorbachev's myriad decrees the outlines of his strategy for doing away with the Soviet Union's long-term economic malaise. Focusing on the key areas of industry, agriculture, services, and foreign trade, she discusses specific blueprints for change and evaluates the possibilities for their success. Skillfully combining charts, photographs, cartoons, and quotes, this book offers a unique and coherent view of the strategy underlying Gorbachev's reform efforts to date--and does so gracefully and with sparkle, in terms completely understandable to the layperson. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Perestroika and the Party
Author: Francesco Di PalmaPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789200210
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Countless studies have assessed the dramatic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, but their analysis of the impact on European communism has focused overwhelmingly on the Soviet Union and Eastern bloc nations. This ambitious collection takes a much broader view, reconstructing and evaluating the historical trajectories of glasnost and perestroika on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Moving beyond domestic politics and foreign relations narrowly defined, the research gathered here constitutes a transnational survey of these reforms’ collective impact, showing how they were variably received and implemented, and how they shaped the prospects for “proletarian internationalism” in diverse political contexts.
Seven Years that Changed the World
Author: Archie BrownPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199282153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
A rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, written by a leading authority on Soviet politics. This thoroughly researched book draws on new archival sources and puts perestroika in fresh perspective.
The Struggle to Save the Soviet Economy
Author: Chris MillerPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469630184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
For half a century the Soviet economy was inefficient but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of nearly everyone, it suddenly collapsed. Why did this happen? And what role did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reforms play in the country's dissolution? In this groundbreaking study, Chris Miller shows that Gorbachev and his allies tried to learn from the great success story of transitions from socialism to capitalism, Deng Xiaoping's China. Why, then, were efforts to revitalize Soviet socialism so much less successful than in China? Making use of never-before-studied documents from the Soviet politburo and other archives, Miller argues that the difference between the Soviet Union and China--and the ultimate cause of the Soviet collapse--was not economics but politics. The Soviet government was divided by bitter conflict, and Gorbachev, the ostensible Soviet autocrat, was unable to outmaneuver the interest groups that were threatened by his economic reforms. Miller's analysis settles long-standing debates about the politics and economics of perestroika, transforming our understanding of the causes of the Soviet Union's rapid demise.
Conversations with Gorbachev
Author: Mikhail GorbachevPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231118651
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Readers are invited to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation between one of the towering figures of the 20th century and his closest friend as they chat about the momentous events they lived through and helped orchestrate.