Gorbachev's Gamble by Andrei Grachev

Gorbachev's Gamble by Andrei Grachev

The sudden ending of the Cold War, surely the dominant feature of the second half of the 20th century, continues to be one of the most unexpected and perplexing events of our time. Explanations provided by the winners and losers in the Cold War differ considerably and often contradict each other.

"A major contribution to our understanding of the last years of the Soviet Union and to the end of the Cold War"
Australian Journal of Political Science

"The stand-off between Russia and the west over military intervention in Georgia in 2008 raised the spectre of a new cold war between the world's military and economic powers. The timing of Andrei Grachev's book on the events that led to the end of the old Cold War, therefore, could not be better. Gorbachev's Gamble is a sympathetic and detailed analysis of how the last Soviet leader's 'new political thinking' brought about the break-up of the Warsaw Pact and of the Soviet Union itself in 1991."
Europe-Asia Studies

"This gripping book is one that deserves the attention of students of politics, international relations and history."
Slavonic and Eastern European Review

"The ultimate, definitive and conclusive account of one of the most transformative periods in modern history. As we continue to be shaped by the consequences of the critical years examined by Grachev, we shall continue to learn from this masterful book."
Amitai Etzioni, George Washington University

"Andrei Grachev, an important member of Gorbachev’s foreign policy team, writes as a participant-observer. His penetrating and well-informed account of the end of the Cold War, as seen from the Soviet side, offers a subtle and persuasive interpretation which will be a valuable corrective to much Western conventional wisdom."
Archie Brown, University of Oxford

Andrei Grachev was former political adviser and last official spokesman of Mikhail Gorbachev.

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ISBN 13	9780745643458
ISBN 10	0745643450
Title	Gorbachev's Gamble
Author	Andrei Grachev
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2008-05-23
Number of pages	240
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