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Gorbachev : his life and times, William Taubman
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- Summary
- A comprehensive biography of the final leader of the Soviet Union chronicles Gorbachev's rise from peasant to politician and describes how his liberal policies ended the Cold War and unintentionally provoked the breakup of the USSR
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 852 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: "Gorbachev is hard to understand"
- Childhood, boyhood, and youth: 1931-1949
- Moscow State University: 1950-1955
- Climbing the ladder: 1955-1968
- Regional party boss: 1969-1978
- Return to Moscow: 1978-1985
- What is to be done?: 1985-1986
- Onto the world stage: March 1985-December 1986
- Two scorpions in a bottle: 1987
- Who's afraid of Nina Andreyeva?: 1988
- Before the storm: 1987-1988
- Summits galore: 1987-1988
- 1989: triumph and trouble at home
- 1989: triumph and trouble abroad
- Coming apart?: 1990
- Coming together?: 1990
- To the coup: January-August 1991
- The coup: August 1991
- Final days: August-December 1991
- Out of power: 1992-2016
- Conclusion: Understanding Gorbachev
- Isbn
- 9780393647013
- Label
- Gorbachev : his life and times
- Title
- Gorbachev
- Title remainder
- his life and times
- Statement of responsibility
- William Taubman
- Subject
-
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueCold War
- trueCommunism
- Communism -- Soviet Union
- trueGlasnost
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022
- trueHeads of state
- trueHeads of state -- Soviet Union
- Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography
- truePerestroika
- truePresidents
- trueSocial change
- trueSoviet Union
- trueSoviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A comprehensive biography of the final leader of the Soviet Union chronicles Gorbachev's rise from peasant to politician and describes how his liberal policies ended the Cold War and unintentionally provoked the breakup of the USSR
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10574432
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Taubman, William
- Dewey number
-
- 947.085/4092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DK290.3.G67
- LC item number
- T39 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich
- Heads of state
- Soviet Union
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- his life and times
- Label
- Gorbachev : his life and times, William Taubman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: "Gorbachev is hard to understand" -- Childhood, boyhood, and youth: 1931-1949 -- Moscow State University: 1950-1955 -- Climbing the ladder: 1955-1968 -- Regional party boss: 1969-1978 -- Return to Moscow: 1978-1985 -- What is to be done?: 1985-1986 -- Onto the world stage: March 1985-December 1986 -- Two scorpions in a bottle: 1987 -- Who's afraid of Nina Andreyeva?: 1988 -- Before the storm: 1987-1988 -- Summits galore: 1987-1988 -- 1989: triumph and trouble at home -- 1989: triumph and trouble abroad -- Coming apart?: 1990 -- Coming together?: 1990 -- To the coup: January-August 1991 -- The coup: August 1991 -- Final days: August-December 1991 -- Out of power: 1992-2016 -- Conclusion: Understanding Gorbachev
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 852 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393647013
- Lccn
- 2017015009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
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- 40027443675
- 99975064949
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- 969386222
- (OCoLC)969386222
- Label
- Gorbachev : his life and times, William Taubman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: "Gorbachev is hard to understand" -- Childhood, boyhood, and youth: 1931-1949 -- Moscow State University: 1950-1955 -- Climbing the ladder: 1955-1968 -- Regional party boss: 1969-1978 -- Return to Moscow: 1978-1985 -- What is to be done?: 1985-1986 -- Onto the world stage: March 1985-December 1986 -- Two scorpions in a bottle: 1987 -- Who's afraid of Nina Andreyeva?: 1988 -- Before the storm: 1987-1988 -- Summits galore: 1987-1988 -- 1989: triumph and trouble at home -- 1989: triumph and trouble abroad -- Coming apart?: 1990 -- Coming together?: 1990 -- To the coup: January-August 1991 -- The coup: August 1991 -- Final days: August-December 1991 -- Out of power: 1992-2016 -- Conclusion: Understanding Gorbachev
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxv, 852 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393647013
- Lccn
- 2017015009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 40027443675
- 99975064949
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 969386222
- (OCoLC)969386222
Subject
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueCold War
- trueCommunism
- Communism -- Soviet Union
- trueGlasnost
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022
- trueHeads of state
- trueHeads of state -- Soviet Union
- Heads of state -- Soviet Union -- Biography
- truePerestroika
- truePresidents
- trueSocial change
- trueSoviet Union
- trueSoviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
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