Inside Gorbachev's Kremlin : the memoirs of Yegor Ligachev /: the memoirs of Yegor Ligachev. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Zagadka Gorbacheva.
• Further Information: Note: Introduction by Stephen F. Cohen ; translated from the Russian by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick, Michele A. Berdy, Dobrochna Dyrcz-Freeman, and Marian Schwartz.
• Other Names: Ligachev, E. K (Egor Kuzʹmich)
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (512 pages)
• Subjects: 947.085/4/092; Communists -- Soviet Union -- Biography; Communists; Politics and government; Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991; Soviet Union; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429979422; 0429979428
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