Russia's Dead End: An Insider's Testimony from Gorbachev to Putin - Couverture rigide

Kovalev, Andrei A.

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ISBN 10 : 1612348939 ISBN 13 : 9781612348933

Editeur : Potomac Books Inc, 2017

Synopsis

Elite-level Soviet politics, privileged access to state secrets, knowledge about machinations inside the Kremlin--such is the environment in which Andrei A. Kovalev lived and worked. In this memoir of his time as a successful diplomat serving in various key capacities and as a member of Mikhail Gorbachev's staff, Kovalev reveals hard truths about his country as only a perceptive witness can do. In Russia's Dead End Kovalev shares his intimate knowledge of political activities behind the scenes at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kremlin before and after the dissolution of the USSR in December 1991, including the Russia of Vladimir Putin.

Kovalev analyzes Soviet efforts to comply with international human-rights obligations, the machinations of the KGB, and the link between corrupt oligarchs and state officials. He documents the fall of the USSR, the post-Soviet explosion of state terrorism and propaganda, and offers a nuanced historical explanation of the roots of Russia's contemporary crisis under Vladimir Putin. This insider's memoir provides a penetrating analysis of late-Soviet and post-Soviet Russian politics that is pungent, pointed, witty, and accessible. It assesses the current dangerous status of Russian politics and society while illuminating the path to a more just and democratic future.

Andrei​ A. Kovalev is a former member of the secretariat of President Mikhail Gorbachev. He worked in the Soviet and Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the staff of the Security Council of the Russian Federation during the Yeltsin and Putin administrations. He is the author of two books in Russian on politics. Steven I. Levine, a retired professor of politics and history, is the coauthor of Mao: The Real Story and Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam. Peter Reddaway is professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and the author of books on politics and human rights in the Soviet and post-Soviet eras.

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À propos des auteurs

Andrei A. Kovalev is a former member of the secretariat of President Mikhail Gorbachev. He worked in the Soviet and Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the staff of the Security Council of the Russian Federation during the Yeltsin and Putin administrations. He is the author of two books on Russian on politics.

Steven I. Levine, a retired professor of politics and history, is the coauthor of Mao: The Real Story.

Peter Reddaway is professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Potomac Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612348939
• ISBN 13: 9781612348933
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible