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Inside Gorbachev's Kremlin : the memoirs of Yegor Ligachev / introduction by Stephen F. Cohen ; translated from the Russian by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick, Michele A. Berdy, Dobrochna Dyrcz-Freeman, and Marian Schwartz.
- Title
- Inside Gorbachev's Kremlin : the memoirs of Yegor Ligachev / introduction by Stephen F. Cohen ; translated from the Russian by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick, Michele A. Berdy, Dobrochna Dyrcz-Freeman, and Marian Schwartz.
- Author
- Ligachev, E. K. (Egor Kuzʹmich)
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.
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- Description
- xxxix, 407 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- The candid autobiography of one of the Soviet Union's most powerful communist leaders provides a firsthand look at life as a high-ranking government official under Gorbachev and at the turmoil that led to the fall of Soviet Communism.
- Uniform Title
- Zagadka Gorbacheva. English
- Alternative Title
- Zagadka Gorbacheva.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, c1993.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: Ligachev and the Tragedy of Soviet Conservatism / Stephen F. Cohen -- A Note to American Readers -- 1. Inside the Kremlin and Old Square. A Late-Night Call. Andropov. The Leader's Health. Favoring Political Ambitions. Making the Connection. What Will the New Day Bring? -- 2. The Gorbachev Enigma: In the Trap of Radicalism. Shock Therapy. Eminence Grise. The Khrushchev Syndrome -- 3. Harbinger of Disaster -- 4. The Tbilisi Affair. A Political Typhoon. The Secret Is Out. Why Did Shevardnadze Disobey Gorbachev? The Tragedy of Perestroika. Sobchak's Move -- 5. Gdlyan and Others. A Stab in the Back. Rashidov. Counterattack. Tactic or Strategy? "Ligachev vs. Gdlyan"? -- 6. Ghosts of the Past. The Kolpashevo Incident. The Closed Circle. We Got Things Done! -- 7. Witch Hunt. The Rift. Nina Andreyeva's Letter -- 8. Our Own Path. Successes and Errors. The Fateful Error -- Afterword: Russia Before the Storm -- Life Cannot Go On Like This.
- ISBN
- 081332887X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^96011531^
- OCLC
- 34321036
- SCSB-11200724
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library