Gorbachev: The Path to Power

Christian Schmidt-Häuer

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Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Леко захабен външен вид.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Pan Books
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 1986 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 218
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Политология и социология
Тегло (гр.):: 146
Ширина (мм):: 130
Височина (мм):: 195
Дебелина (мм):: 13
ISBN:: 9780330296809

With an appendix on the Soviet economy by Maria Huber Translated by Ewald Osers and Chris Romberg Edited by John Man * Mikhail Gorbachev's rapid rise to supreme power caught the West completely unawares, forfew knew much about this 54-year-old technocrat whose charm and wit and ability to communicate, not to mention his relative youth, suddenly gave the Soviet Union a human face. Christian Schmidt-Hauer, one of the West's most distinguished Soviet experts, was among the first to spot Gorbachev's potential when the provincial party leader arrived in Moscow in 1978. In this comprehensive personal and political portrait he examines Gorbachev's career from his youth in the Caucasus, his student days and his rise to high office under the patronage of Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Suslov-two of the Soviet Union's most powerful figures. By bringing together previously unknown material from Gorbachev's past, Schmidt-Hauer identifies the patterns which portend the future. Far more than just a study of the man, this book paints a fascinating picture of the factions and personalities in the Kremlin, of the tense power struggle that led to Gorbachev's rise, of the new men of power around him, and most dramatically, of the influence and role in Soviet policy making of his wife Raisa, an unorthodox and innovatory political thinker in her own right. ** 'Excellent... the author certainly knows what he is talking about and he has used his evidence well. This book will last' Professor John Erickson, Director, Centre for Defence Studies, Edinburgh University 'Excellent, well observed and well informed... the author's analysis is the most penetrating I have seen and is thoroughly readable... in the same league as Hedrick Smith's The Russians' Professor Harry Shukman, Modern Russian Studies, St Antony's College, Oxford *** CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. "A Red Star Rises": An Overview 5 2. The Burden of the Past 22 3. Steps on the Ladder of Success 42 4. The War against the Veterans 66 5. Andropov's Year of Transition 81 6. A "Second General Secretary" 96 7. Gorbachev in Power 112 8. Gorbachev's "Window on the West" 141 Appendix 1: The Prospects for Economic Reform, by Maria Huber 170 Appendix 2: The Men Behind Gorbachev 193 Index 212