The Gorbachev Phenomenon: A Historical Interpretation - Softcover

Lewin, Moshe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520074297 ISBN 13: 9780520074293

Publisher: University of California Press, 1991

Synopsis

The "Gorbachev phenomenon" is seen as the product of complex developments during the last seventy years—developments that changed the Soviet Union from a primarily agrarian society into an urban, industrial one. Here, for the first time, a noted authority on Soviet society identifies the crucial historical events and social forces that explain Glasnost and political and economic life in the Soviet Union today.

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Review:

"In an instructive and highly readable analysis, Lewin pinpoints Gorbachev's main strength as his awareness that all parts of the system--society, party, state, economy--must be reformed simultaneously."--"Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

Discusses Russia's change from an agrarian to an industrial society, looks at social, economic, and cultural developments, and assesses the current reform movement.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0520074297
• ISBN 13: 9780520074293
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226