Voices of Glasnost: Interviews with Gorbachev's Reformers by Stephen F. Cohen (E

Description: Voices of Glasnost by Stephen F. Cohen, Katrina Vanden Heuvel "As intimate a portrait of Soviet politics, culture, and economics as we are likely to see."—Kirkus Reviews FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An inside account of the events unfolding in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. In a series of interviews, 14 leaders of Gorbachevs reforms talk about their personal and political struggles to change the Soviet Union. They include the Politburo member often called Gorbachevs right-hand man; three other members of the powerful Central Committee; leaders of the revolt against the old cultural bureaucracy, including Russias most outspoken actor, poet and film-maker; and equally prominent reformers in economics, science, journalism and foreign policy. Other works by Stephen F.Cohen include "Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution", "An End to Silence" and "Sovieticus". Author Biography Stephen F. Cohen (1938—2020) was professor emeritus of Russian studies at Princeton University and New York University, the author of numerous books, including Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution and Sovieticus, as well as a regular commentator on network television. Katrina vanden Heuvel is the author of many articles on Soviet affairs. Review "Voices of Glasnost will be referred to for years to come as a guide to the zesty personalities of the latest Russian revolution." -- Newsweek "A sharp challenge to both those who think that nothing has changed in the Soviet Union and to those who think that everything has." -- New York Times Book Review "Much is said here that is admirable, thought-provoking, even poignant... A complex portrait of a group of unusual people." -- Washington Post Book World "Stands above the heap of recent Gorbyiana... Contains a spectacularly lucid introduction by Stephen Cohen... The 14 interviews themselves are of permanent interest." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Kirkus US Review Cohen (Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution; Rethinking the Soviet Experience; Sovieticus), Professor of Russian Studies at Princeton, and vander Heuvel, an editor at The Nation, held intensive conversations with 14 Soviet public officials on the policies of glasnost and perestroika The result is as intimate a portrait of Soviet politics, culture, and economics as we are likely to see. Though somewhat similar in concept to the recently published proposed yearbook, Perestroika 1989, edited by Abel Aganbegyen, the volume at hand is superior in that those interviewed are all prestigious figures in the Soviet hierarchy with strong connections to Gorbachev himself. Important figures such as Yakovlev, Smirnov, Velikhov, and Arbatov reach a consensus that, among other things, agrees that any failure of peresstroika would be the death knell of socialism (Smirnov: "There is no alternative that could bring good results"); that righting the historical record about Stalinist terror is easier said than done (Manasyev: "After all, a regime that murdered millions of people certainly wouldnt have hesitated to destroy pieces of paper"); and that the movement toward democratization in the Soviet Union does have its limits - it must be within a one-party framework: partiinost (Smirnov, again: "We need one good party with a general line that is intelligent, not blockheaded"). Gorbachev, in other words, still has a long way to go in order to be secure with his position. As pictured here, two of the biggest obstacles still ahead are the entrenched bureaucratism (at the beginning of the Gorbachev era, nearly 18 million people were employed by the Soviet government) and the concomitant tendency, as described by filmmaker Klimov, for officials to "want to ration glasnost from above." Overall, one of the more stimulating reads in a field vastly overcrowded. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Text Voices of Glasnost will be referred to for years to come as a guide to the zesty personalities of the latest Russian revolution. Review Quote "Voices of Glasnost will be referred to for years to come as a guide to the zesty personalities of the latest Russian revolution." Details ISBN0393307352 Author Katrina Vanden Heuvel Short Title VOICES OF GLASNOST Language English ISBN-10 0393307352 ISBN-13 9780393307351 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 947.085 Year 1991 Subtitle Interviews with Gorbachevs Reformers Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations Ill. Residence New York, NJ, US DOI 10.1604/9780393307351 AU Release Date 1991-04-24 NZ Release Date 1991-04-24 US Release Date 1991-04-24 UK Release Date 1991-04-24 Pages 352 Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 1991-04-24 Imprint WW Norton & Co Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131486420;

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