Title: Gorbachev
Description: A comprehensive biography of the final leader of the Soviet Union chronicles Gorbachev's rise from peasant to politician and describes how his liberal policies ended the Cold War and unintentionally provoked the breakup of the USSR.
Subjects: Politics and government, Heads of state, Biography, Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-, Soviet union, politics and government, 1985-1991, Russia (federation), politics and government, New York Times reviewed, Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-2022, Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography, Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
Places: Soviet Union
People: Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev (1931-)
Time periods: 1985-1991