03132cam a2200373 4500 607219562 TxAuBib 20221016120000.0 ||||||s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780231500197 023150019X B006QNNI4K Amazon c5517788-a9ef-4446-8cb0-008bda47743d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 716099 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gorbachev, Mikhail. Gorbachev: On My Country and the World [Libby eBook]. Columbia University Press, 1999. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 804kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Eastern. HTML:<b>The last president of the Soviet Union discusses Communism, the Cold War, and bringing democracy to Russia in this sweeping political memoir.</b><br /> <br /> Drawing on his own experience and rich archival material, Mikhail Gorbachev shares his illuminating perspective on Russia's past, present, and future place in the world. Beginning with the October Revolution of 1917, he notes how much Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party did to modernize Russia. While he argues that the Soviet Union had a positive influence on social policy in the West, Gorbachev maintains that this positive development was cut short by Stalinist totalitarianism.<br /> <br /> Discussing the fall of the USSR in depth, Gorbachev examines the goals of perestroika, awakening ethnic tensions, the inability of democrats to unite, and his own attempts to preserve the union through reform. In retracing those fateful days, he explains the origins of Russia's present crisis. He then lays out a blueprint for Russia's future, charting a path toward meaningful economic and political reforms. He also presents possible resolutions to a number of international dilemmas, including NATO expansion, the role of the UN, the fate of nuclear weapons, and environmental problems. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-10-16 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/C55/177/88/GorbachevOnMyCountryandtheWorld9780231500197.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C5517788-A9EF-4446-8CB0-008BDA47743D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/C55/177/88/GorbachevOnMyCountryandtheWorld9780231500197.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C5517788-A9EF-4446-8CB0-008BDA47743D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/C55/177/88/GorbachevOnMyCountryandtheWorld9780231500197.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C5517788-A9EF-4446-8CB0-008BDA47743D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)