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The New Russia

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Description for The New Russia Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. Putin’s motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail Gorbachev. In this new work, Russia’s elder statesman draws on his wealth of knowledge and experience to reveal the development of Putin’s regime and the intentions behind it. He argues that Putin has significantly diminished the achievements of perestroika and is part of an over-centralized system that presents a precarious future for Russia. Faced with this, Gorbachev advocates ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
889g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509503872
SKU
V9781509503872
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About Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Part from 1985 to 1991. Since then, he has maintained an active role in world affairs through the Gorbachev Foundation, a non-profit think tank which promotes democracy and humanitarian initiatives globally.

Reviews for The New Russia
"This is a reminder of how vast was [Gorbachev's] achievement in allowing in the light of freedom. Where his contemporary, Nelson Mandela, was great beyond the whites' deserts in building a post-apartheid nation, Mr Gorbachev was great beyond the deserts of the Soviet Union (and perhaps even of the west, which could barely understand or trust him) in proposing a ... Read more

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