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Author:	Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Subcategory:	Politics & Government
Language:	English
Publisher:	John Curley & Assoc; Large Print edition (October 1, 1988)
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If your interest is in the World History, late 20th Century history, the Cold War, or the Soviet Union then this book should be on your "must read" list. History too easily makes fools of those who do. In this book you see the thinking of a very charming and optimistic man who is oblivious to the fate that history was about to thrust upon him. But knowing what is about to happen to Gorbachev and the Soviet Union makes the reading of this book all the more interesting. 8 people found this helpful.

Author(s): Michail Gorbatsjov, Mikhail Gorbachev. Published October 28th 1988 by John Curley & Associates. Large Print, Hardcover, 452 pages. Author(s): Mikhail Gorbachev.

This book is a historic document of major proportions. Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. This book is a historic document of major proportions. Forcefully, Gorbachev shows the reader the world as he sees it. Результаты поиска по книге.

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books. World politics, Perestrojka. New York : Harper & Row. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; ; americana. Uploaded by DeannaFlegal on August 25, 2009. SIMILAR ITEMS (based on metadata). Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014).

Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World: ISBN 9780060390853 (978-0-06-039085-3) Hardcover, Harpercollins, 1987. Coauthors & Alternates.

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book by Mikhail Gorbachev. com User, December 24, 2006. It has been almost twenty years since this book was written and shortly after that, the Soviet Union fell apart.

By Mikhail S. Gorbachev. His "new thinking" on foreign policy-peaceful coexistence, negotiated disarmament, renunciation of nuclear war, settlement of regional disputes, economic cooperation-is couched in phrases that have been heard before; their real content will be seen in practice

By Mikhail S. His "new thinking" on foreign policy-peaceful coexistence, negotiated disarmament, renunciation of nuclear war, settlement of regional disputes, economic cooperation-is couched in phrases that have been heard before; their real content will be seen in practice. If he is sincere, the world should benefit; if not, it is still good propaganda. Paywall-free reading of new articles posted daily online and almost a century of archives.

PERESTROIKA: New Thinking for Our Country and the World. By Mikhail Gorbachev. MIKHAIL S. GORBACHEV'S ''Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World,'' is just what its title implies. Since the book addresses matters of monumental concern to all of us, readers will naturally be tempted to respond like Pavlov's dogs - to wonder, depending on their ideological persuasion, why his eloquent pleas for nuclear disarmament haven't been met by a more positive response in Washington; or why he never mentions his country's emigration policies, or why he wants perestroika.

Perestroika, which means restructuring, is Mikhail Gorbachev's own . Bibliographic Details . Book Condition: Very Good.

Seventy years after the October Revolution, it constitutes real changes in attitudes, in ideas and in practice that entail a radical alteration of both domestic and foreign policy. Bibliographic Details Publisher: Perennial Library - Harper & Row, Publishers, New York. Publication Date: 1988. Binding: Trade Paperback.

Gorbachev outlines the economic, social, and political aims of the USSR, discusses internal and external restructuring, and addresses Soviet-American relations

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invincible

Sometimes it is nice to re-read something that meant a lot during a moment in human history. As I re-read this book, I not only remembered those days but the similarities between then and now were eye-opening. Written by a world leader, Mikhail Gorbachev shares not only his vision of what the Soviet system should be but also takes the past of his nation to task. If your interest is in the World History, late 20th Century history, the Cold War, or the Soviet Union then this book should be on your "must read" list.

blac wolf

Gorbachev was the first sitting head of state to write a book. It's a bit repetitive, but a good read.

Gunos

Gorbachev's magnum opus - now prob ably forgotten

This book absolutely makes my day, since I also have acquired the original Russian-language version for close comparison.
And the cost from Amazon cannot be beat!

Akinozuru

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Darksinger

This book (Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World) was written just a few years before the Soviet Union collapse, yet provides vital clues to explain the then impending collapse. In the first 30 pages of the book, Gorbachev provides a searing indictment of Soviet society. The economy couldn't produce useful goods and services. The people were demoralized. And the Communist Party, which controlled the government, perpetuated these and numerous other dysfunctional social systems through its top-down mode of operation.

Attempting to revitalize Soviet society, in the mid 1980's, the party finally began its "glasnost" (opening up) and "perestroika" (restructuring) campaigns. Glasnost was an attempt to allow people to freely criticize the government. Perestroika was the attempt to reform and restructure the economy. But these were either too little or too late. The collapse came anyway.

The mystery in the Western world was why it seemingly happened so quickly, and why no one in the West anticipated it. Gorbachev's description of Soviet society illuminates that the collapse did not happen quickly; it had been developing for decades. In a simple phrase, socialism as practiced by the Soviets just did not work. Gorbachev attributes the problems in Soviet society to the government's top-down management style. Orders came from the top. Everyone else was conditioned to simply obey.

Gorbachev argues that with perestroika the Soviet Union would create a new type of democratic socialism that would remedy all the flaws he saw in the existing system. In many gracefully written passages, he explains that he envisions that power and creative ideas would flow up from the people and invigorate the government. The democratic socialism he envisioned would be a far different system than the top-down Soviet style of government. Missing in his book, however, is any description of how the Communist Party itself would have been restructured. It is hard to imagine how the unreformed ruling party could ever have directed the changes Gorbachev says were needed.

Gorbachev discusses at length his belief that the possibility of catastrophic nuclear war forces a new way of thinking about foreign policy and war. The possibility that life on earth could be destroyed requires new concepts that rise above traditional ideological thinking of capitalism vs. socialism. There would be no winners in a nuclear war. We must learn to accept and tolerate our differences. He thinks we can live in peace despite our differences. He discusses the proposals he made to President Reagan to eventually eliminate Soviet and USA nuclear weapons. Although he was unsuccessful in achieving such an arms agreement with Reagan, he is optimistic that such an agreement will eventually come about.

It is unusual for government heads to write books while they are still in power. History too easily makes fools of those who do. In this book you see the thinking of a very charming and optimistic man who is oblivious to the fate that history was about to thrust upon him. But knowing what is about to happen to Gorbachev and the Soviet Union makes the reading of this book all the more interesting.

Anayaron

An interesting account, by Mikhail Gorbachev, on "Glasnost" and "Perestroika". The former meaning tranparency and the latter restructuring. Together these would form the foundation of a new Russian politico-economical system. Growing up as a teenager during the Cold War I was exposed to a very different USSR, a country of no shades only absence of colour known as black. Yet, in this colourful account, we see a proud, hard working peoples no different from ourselves. They feel, think and most of all wish to be respected. The central theme of the book is that Lenin's political programme, socialism, was neverly adequately established in the USSR being mired in bureacracy, inefficiencies, and pessimism. These obstructions need to be removed with glasnost and perestroika as starting points. The former leader of the USSR then muses how this could set an example for the world leading to appropriate distribution of resources rather than concentration in a few hands, the latter being responsible for many a revolution and civil strife.

The most striking aspect of the book is how the soviet perspective of world events differed markedly from that broadcast by western media.

VariesWent

The seminal work that launched Gorbachev's reform movement. It is written by a young and enthusiatic reformer. This is before the setbacks and opposition to his reforms as being too radical or not radical enough ruined his career and sidetracked the entire program. This book is a good historical review of the failures of Soviet economic policies up to the Brezhnev era. It is an optomistic appeal to save communism by turning it into a socialist democracy. Unfortunately it didn't work out for him or his country. This book is a valuable glimpse into the man and his times and will no doubt become an important work in the historiography of the latter 20th century. Any understanding of the fall of communism and the collapse of the USSR is incomplete without reading it.

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