| Description |
x, 165 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Personality, Charisma, and Leadership. The Making of an International Persona. Youth, Politics, and Style. Leadership and Ideological Reform -- 2. Perestroika and the Revival of Soviet Politics. Perestroika as Political, Social, and Economic Reform. Stalinism and the Andreyeva Letter. Sakharov and the Congress of People's Deputies. Yeltsin and the Russian Alternative -- 3. Glasnost: The Media and the Formation of a New Political Culture. Glasnost in Theory and Practice. News Media: Print and Broadcast Journalism. The Emergence of a New Popular Culture -- 4. Foreign Policy: Gorbachev Style. New Thinking. Summitry and Internationalism. The Peace and Disarmament Offensive -- 5. Into the Abyss and Beyond. The Great Master of Improvisation. The August Coup. Resignation, Controversy, and Assessment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-158) and index |
| Subject |
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-
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Communication in politics -- Soviet Union.
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Mass media and public opinion -- Soviet Union.
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Public relations and politics -- Soviet Union.
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| SUBJECT |
USSR -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004555
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| LC no. |
98004931 |
| ISBN |
0275959686 (alk. paper) |
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