The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev

• Author(s): Martin McCauley,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Pages: 247
• ISBN_10: 0333439120
  ISBN_13: 9780333439128
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union , History / Europe / General , History / Modern / General , Political Science / General , Political Science / Political Ideologies / General , History / General ,

Description:... In this book specialists address the main problems facing Gorbachev and are cautiously optimistic about his chances of modernising the USSR. It is absolutely essential that results in 1986 and 1987 are good otherwise he will face failure. He has been faced with serious problems in coming to power; how has he fared?