Memoirs
By: Mikhail Gorbachev
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 769
ISBN-13: 9780385480192
Subjects: Historia; Biographies; Chefs d'État; Histoire; Heads of state; Biography; History
Work titles: Zhiznʹ i reformy
Description: In these long-awaited memoirs, Mikhail Gorbachev looks back on a lifetime that mirrors the fate of the Russian people. From the persecution of his family under Stalin to his first political steps, to his extraordinary rise within the Communist Party, Gorbachev recounts the events that led to his own disillusionment, without which the eventual implosion of communism would not have taken place. He casts an equally sharp eye on the policies of both past communist governments and present-day reformers.
Notes: Includes index.