Yeltsin
Subtitle: a revolutionary life
By: Leon Aron.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 934
Subjects: Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, 1931-; Presidents -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography; Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Charts the controversial rise of Boris Yeltsin against a broad and richly textured account of Russia's movement out of the grip of the communist state toward free, democratic nationhood. He details Yeltsin's successes and bitter defeats in transforming every aspect of the soviet system he inherited". -- Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 840-903) and index.
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