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Gorbachev by William Taubman · Booklabria

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Gorbachev

BiographyPolitics and government

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First published: 2013
Editions: 10 in 2 languages

Synopsis

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: Biography
Politics and government
Soviet Union
Heads of state
Russia, politics and government
Gorbachev, mikhail sergeevich, 1931-
Set in: Soviet Union
Time: 1985-1991
Characters: Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev

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10 in 2 languages

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