Mikhail Gorbachev
By: Andrew Langley.
Series: Leading lives
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- -- Juvenile literature.; Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-; Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Heads of state
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Describes the life and political career of Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy in the context of the demise of the Soviet Union and conditions in Russia today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
Table of contents: title: The coup; title: Child of the steppe; title: Moscow student; title: Back to Stavropol; title: Looking for patrons; title: Party boss; title: In the Politburo; title: Soviet leader; title: Glasnost and perestroika; title: The iron curtain disappears; title: End of an empire; title: Bowing out; title: Gorbachev's legacy.