Mark Sandle: Gorbachev, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Beschreibung

Few people have shaped the contemporary world as Mikhail Gorbachev did between 1985 and 1991. Few people have been so feted abroad and yet so unpopular at home. Few people are so instantly recognizable and yet remain so unknown. How can we understand the paradox that is Gorbachev? This new study draws upon a wide variety of sources East and West, textual and visual, newspaper and memoir, academic and popular to try and understand the reasons why Gorbachev still appears to be such an enigmatic figure. It assesses his long-term historical significance and evaluates the way in which Gorbachev's historical reputation has waxed and waned in the years since 1985. By considering his subject from a variety of angles and in a number of contexts, Mark Sandle highlights the difficulties in appraising Gorbachev, difficulties which not only stem from the complex and ambiguous character of the man himself, but also from the conflicting agendas of those who seek to evaluate him.

Klappentext

This new study draws upon a wide variety of sources East and West, textual and visual, newspaper and memoir, academic and popular to try and understand the reasons why Gorbachev still appears to be such an enigmatic figure.