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賷丿賵乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丨賵賱 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱賲丕囟賷貨 賮廿匕丕 鬲兀賲賱鬲 賮賷賲丕 丨丿孬 賮賷 乇賵爻賷丕 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷 賵兀賵丕卅賱 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱丨丕賱賷貙 賵賲丕 賷賳鬲馗乇 乇賵爻賷丕 賮賷 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱貙 賮賱丕 賲賳丕氐 賲賳 兀賳 鬲毓賵丿 廿賱賶 爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱亘賷乇賷爻鬲乇賵賷賰丕貙 賵廿匕 賷賮氐賱賳丕 丕賱賷賵賲 毓賯丿丕賳 賲賳 丕賱夭賲賳 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞貙 賮賯丿 賷賰賵賳 賲賳 丕賱賲亘賰乇 廿毓胤丕亍 鬲賯賷賷賲 賳賴丕卅賷貙 賵賷賯丕賱: 廿賳 卮賵 廿賳 賱丕賷 乇丿賻賾 匕丕鬲 賷賵賲 毓賱賶 丕賱乇卅賷爻 乇賷鬲卮丕乇丿 賳賷賰爻賵賳 丕賱匕賷 爻兀賱賴 毓賳 鬲賯賷賷賲賴 賱賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 亘賯賵賱賴: 芦賲丕 夭丕賱 丕賱賵賯鬲 賲亘賰乇賸丕 噩丿賸賾丕 賱廿胤賱丕賯 丨賰賲 毓賱賷賴丕禄貙 賵乇亘賲丕 賰丕賳 賲丨賯賸賾丕 賮賷 匕賱賰貙 睾賷乇 兀賳 亘賵爻毓賳丕 兀賳 賳卮賴丿 兀賲賵乇賸丕 賰孬賷乇丞 亘賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賵囟賵丨.

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First published September 10, 2015

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Russian politician. He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991.

Gorbachev's attempts at reform鈥攑erestroika and glasnost鈥攁s well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan, contributed to the end of the Cold War, and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. At the time of his death Gorbachev served as the leader of the Union of Social-Democrats, a political party founded after the official dissolution of the Social Democratic Party of Russia on 20 October 2007.

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October 30, 2015
Aus aktuellem Anlass der Ukraine Krise und um das polarisierende Schimpfwort 鈥濸utinversteher鈥� nicht nur als leere Worth眉lse zu betrachten, sondern wirklich zu versuchen, Putin zu verstehen, habe ich mir vorgenommen, heuer ein paar aktuelle B眉cher 眉ber Russland zu lesen.

Dabei habe ich als erstes die Analyse des neuen Russlands von Michail Gorbatschow ausgew盲hlt. Mir erschien es eine perfekte Wahl, denn er steht seit jeher Putin sowohl wohlwollend als auch kritisch gegen眉ber.

Leider habe ich dummerweise nicht ber眉cksichtigt, dass Gorbatschow weder pointierter Analyst historischer und politischer Vorg盲nge noch ein Journalist oder Autor ist, der das Schreiben von der Pike auf gelernt hat. Im Gegenteil, er ist und bleibt auch bis jetzt Politiker, der sehr diplomatisch mit blumigen Beschreibungen rechtfertigend das Zeitgeschehen kommentiert.

Diese Rechtfertigungen der eigenen Politik und Taten sind im ersten Abschnitt des Buches von 1989- 1999 sehr m眉hsam und f眉r mich absolut nicht notwendig. Von meinem Standpunkt aus braucht seine Idee und Umsetzung von Glasnost und Perestroika nicht verteidigt werden.

Ab dem zweiten Abschnitt 眉ber Putin wird es zwar in der russischen Innenpolitik wirklich sehr spannend, aber Gorbataschow wiederholt sich massiv in seinen zentralen Argumenten und leiert diese immer wieder gebetsm眉hlenartig herunter. Da h盲tte ein Lektor mehr in das Werk eingreifen m眉ssen.

Im dritten Abschnitt, den modernen Zeiten und aktuellen Konflikten, beh眉bscht Gorbatschow sehr diplomatisch die aktuelle Situation, nur um die aktuelle Regierung ja nicht zu sehr zu kritisieren. Er dr眉ckt sich vor klaren Aussagen und schreibt teilweise haneb眉chenen Unsinn z.B. 眉ber Syrien, der bereits 3 Wochen nach Auslieferung des Buches obsolet ist, aber schon vor einem halben Jahr absehbar war. Was hat er sich 眉berhaupt dabei gedacht, den Konflikt in Syrien auf 2,5 Seiten abzuhandeln? Da h盲tte er es gleich bleiben lassen k枚nnen. Auch um den Ukrainekonflikt eiert er herum 鈥� mir ist die Situation aus russischer Sicht nach der Lekt眉re dieses Werkes nicht um ein Jota klarer geworden.

Bei aller Kritik habe ich dennoch sehr viel Neues aus der Innenpolitik Russlands erfahren: Wie werden Politiker gemacht, wie ist die neureiche Post-Perestroika-Clique wirklich zu ihrem sagenhaften Reichtum gekommen, wie funktioniert(e) die Duma, die politischen Prozesse 鈥�.. Das war spannend und sehr informativ.

2,5 Sterne wohlwollend aufgerundet

Fazit: Mehr distanzierte Analyse anstatt rechtfertigendes Involvement und diplomatische Worth眉lsen w盲ren von N枚ten gewesen. Dies kann aber nur durch einen eigenst盲ndigen externen Autor, der Aussagen selbst盲ndig zusammenfasst, verwirklicht werden. Da h盲tte sich Gorbatschow mal an all den der Rechtschreibung nicht f盲higen B-und C Promis ein Beispiel nehmen sollen, die sich biografische B眉cher teilweise in sehr guter Qualit盲t haben schreiben lassen. Er hat ja sehr viel Spannendes zu sagen, aber in dem Fall schafft das Selbermachen der Analyse zu wenig Distanz zum Thema.
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June 14, 2016
Just because someone has been 鈥� or indeed still is 鈥� a renowned statesman and important figure on the world stage, doesn鈥檛 mean he or she can necessarily write an enjoyable and enlightening memoir. And sadly Gorbachev, however intrinsically interesting his life, work and thoughts have been, and however much of relevance he might still have to say, hasn鈥檛 here managed to give us a gripping narrative. The book covers the 25 years after he lost power to Yeltsin 鈥� a man whom, perhaps unsurprisingly he doesn鈥檛 much like - and is somewhat rambling, garrulous and long-winded. It鈥檚 also self-serving and self-righteous, which makes for some uncomfortable reading. He鈥檚 happy to quote anyone who has praised him or sent him messages of support, but less happy trying to give a balanced view of the changes he made to Russia and indeed the world. And yet I felt he was being sincere in what he wrote and there seems to be a certain integrity in what he says. He admits to admiring Putin at first, for example, even though he now feels differently. I can鈥檛 say I enjoyed the memoir but it鈥檚 worth reading to get a clearer understanding of a man, who will always be remembered as the Russian leader who ended the Cold War.
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September 8, 2017
Eigentlich bin ich ziemlich entt盲uscht.
Mit seinem Schreibstiel versucht Herr Gorbachev niemanden zu beleidigen oder zu konfrontieren. Dadurch wirkt das ganze Buch blass, vers枚hnlich und zur眉ckhaltend.
Das chronologische aufz盲hlen der Ereignisse gen眉gt mir nicht, ich vermisse Seinen kritischen Standpunkt, so wie wir Ihn als Staatsmann aus einer schwierigen Zeitgeschichte her kennen.
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(毓賳丿賲丕 噩卅鬲 廿賱賶 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱廿賳丕亍 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷 毓賱賶 丕賱賳丕乇 賷睾賱賷貙 賵鬲氐賵乇鬲 兀賳 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘 賴賵 乇賮毓 丕賱睾胤丕亍 毓賳 丕賱廿賳丕亍 賱鬲賳賮賷爻 丕賱亘禺丕乇. 賵賱賰賳 賲丕 乇兀賷鬲賴 丿丕禺賱 丕賱廿賳丕亍 賰丕賳 兀氐毓亘 賲賲丕 鬲氐賵乇鬲. 賵賱賲 賷賰賳 亘賲賯丿賵乇賷 兀賳 兀毓賷丿 丕賱睾胤丕亍 賵丕賱鬲馗丕賴乇 亘兀賳賳賷 賱丕 兀爻賲毓 賵賱丕 兀乇賶 卮賷卅丕貙 賵廿賳賲丕 賵噩丿鬲 兀賳 賵丕噩亘賷 賷丨鬲賲 毓賱賷 兀賳 兀氐丕乇丨 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷 亘丕賱丨賯丕卅賯貙 賵兀賳 兀丿毓賵賴 -賵賴賵 賵丨丿賴 丕賱賯丕丿乇- 廿賱賶 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱禺胤乇!)

賰賱賲丕鬲 賱睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 賮賷 丕賱亘乇賱賲丕賳 賳賯賱賴丕 賲丨賲丿 丨爻賳賷賳 賴賷賰賱 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴 丕賱夭賱夭丕賱 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷.

丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 乇丕卅毓貙 賵賴賵 賲匕賰乇丕鬲 乇賰夭鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀毓賯亘鬲 爻賯賵胤 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷貙 賵賮賷賴 鬲兀乇賷禺 賱賲爻賷乇丞 乇賵爻賷丕 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 亘毓丿 爻賯賵胤 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿貙 賵匕賰乇 賱賳卮丕胤丕鬲 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 亘毓丿 鬲乇賰賴 丕賱賲賳氐亘 丕賱兀毓賱賶 賮賷 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷貙 賵丌乇丕亍賴 賮賷 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱鬲賷 丨丿孬鬲 亘毓丿 91賲 丨鬲賶 丕賱丌賳貙 賵禺賱丕氐丞 鬲噩丕乇亘賴 賵丌乇丕亍賴 賱賵囟毓 乇賵爻賷丕 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 賵賲賰丕賳鬲賴丕 丕賱賯賷丕丿賷丞 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賷噩亘 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賴丕 賰賱賲丞 賮賷 鬲爻賷賷乇 卮丐賵賳賴.

丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 孬賱丕孬丞 兀賯爻丕賲:
1- 乇賵爻賷丕 丕賱賷賵賲:
鬲賰賱賲 賮賷賴 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 毓賳 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱鬲 爻賯賵胤 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷貙 賵丿賵乇 賷賱鬲爻賷賳 賮賷 鬲賯賵賷囟 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷. 孬賲 賲丕 賯丕賲 亘賴 賷賱鬲爻賷賳 賲賳 廿氐賱丕丨丕鬲 賲鬲賴賵乇丞 (丕賱毓賱丕噩 亘丕賱氐丿賲丞) 丿賲乇鬲 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱乇賵爻賷貙 賵鬲乇丿鬲 丕賱兀賵囟丕毓 賮賷 丕賱亘賱丿 亘卮賰賱 睾賷乇 賲爻亘賵賯. 丕賲鬲賱卅鬲 丕賱乇賮賵賮 賵賱賰賳 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷鬲賲賰賳 丕賱賳丕爻 賲賳 丕賱卮乇丕亍 賳馗乇丕 賱賱鬲囟禺賲 丕賱噩賳賵賳賷 賵丕乇鬲賮丕毓 丕賱丕爻毓丕乇.
賵鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賲乇丨賱丞 賷賱鬲爻賷賳 丕賱賰丕乇孬賷丞 亘丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 丨鬲賶 亘丿丕賷丞 鬲爻賱賷賲 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賱亘賵鬲賷賳.

2- 乇賵爻賷丕 廿賱賶 兀賷賳
丿毓賲 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 亘賵鬲賷賳 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丕鬲賴 毓丕賲 2000貙 賵賯丿 鬲賲賰賳 亘賵鬲賷賳 賲賳 廿孬亘丕鬲 兀賳賴 噩丿賷乇 亘孬賯丞 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 賵丕賱卮毓亘 毓賲賵賲丕 亘廿氐賱丕丨丕鬲賴.
鬲丨丿孬 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 毓賳 賲乇丨賱丞 亘賵鬲賷賳 賵賱賰賳賴 毓丕乇囟 丕賱鬲丨丕賷賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲賲 亘鬲乇卮賷丨 賲丿賮賷丿賷賮 乇卅賷爻丕貙 賱賷賰賵賳 亘賵鬲賷賳 乇卅賷爻 丕賱賵夭乇丕亍 賱賱賮鬲乇丞 2008-2012貙 賵賷鬲賲賰賳 亘賵鬲賷賳 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賲賳 丕賱毓賵丿丞 賱賱乇卅丕爻丞 賲爻鬲賯亘賱丕 亘丨賷賱丞 丿爻鬲賵乇賷丞 賵孬睾乇丞 賲賯氐賵丿丞.
賷賰乇乇 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 丿毓賵鬲賴 賱鬲賮毓賷賱 丕賱亘乇賱賲丕賳 賵丕賱兀丨夭丕亘 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞貙 亘賲丕 賷囟賲賳 丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞 賮毓丕賱賷丞 賵賱賷爻鬲 氐賵乇賷丞.
賵鬲賰賱賲 賰匕賱賰 毓賳 鬲夭賵賷乇 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲貙 賵毓賳 丕賱匕乇賷毓丞 丕賱丕禺賱丕賯賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲匕乇毓 亘賴丕 丕賱丨夭亘 丕賱丨丕賰賲 賱賱丕爻鬲卅孬丕乇 亘丕賱爻賱胤丞貙 賵鬲胤賵賷毓 丕賱亘乇賱賲丕賳 (乇卅賷爻 丕賱亘乇賱賲丕賳 夭賱 賱爻丕賳賴 賲乇丞 賮賯丕賱 : 丕賱亘乇賱賲丕賳 賱賷爻 賲賰丕賳丕 賱賱賳賯丕卮!)

3- 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱賲爻賰賵賳 亘丕賱賯賱賯
賷鬲囟賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱噩夭亍 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 乇丐賶 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 毓賳 丕賱兀賵囟丕毓 丕賱乇丕賴賳丞 賵丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲.

賵毓賲賵賲丕貙 兀乇賶 兀賳 丕賱夭賲賳 爻賷賳氐賮 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮貙 賮賴賵 賯丿 丨丕賵賱 毓賱丕噩 噩爻丿 賲乇賷囟貙 鬲毓乇囟 賱禺賷丕賳丕鬲 賲賳 夭賲賱丕亍賴 (賷賱鬲爻賷賳 賵乇賮丕賯賴) 賵丕賱匕賷賳 孬亘鬲 賱丕丨賯丕 兀賳賴賲 賱賷爻賵丕 賲丐賴賱賷賳 賱賱賯賷丕丿丞貙 賯丿賲 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賱賱卮毓亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 丕賱匕賷 賱賲 賷毓鬲丿 毓賱賷賴丕 爻丕亘賯丕貙 賵賱賲 賷賰賳 賷賳賵賷 鬲丿賲賷乇 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱爻賵賮賷鬲賷 (亘卮賴丕丿丞 亘毓囟 賲賳 賷禺鬲賱賮賵賳 賲毓賴 "乇賷噩賰賵賮-乇卅賷爻 丕賱賵夭乇丕亍" )貙 賮賰賷賮 賷丿賲乇 賰賷丕賳丕 賴賵 毓賱賶 乇兀爻賴貙 亘賱 兀禺胤兀 賮賷 鬲賯丿賷乇 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賲賵乇貙 賵丕賲鬲賳毓 毓賳 亘毓囟 丕賱廿噩乇丕亍丕鬲 賯亘賷賱 丕賱丕賳賴賷丕乇 賱丿丕賮毓 兀禺賱丕賯賷貙 賵賱賲賳毓 丨乇亘 兀賴賱賷丞 鬲乇賷賯 丕賱丿賲丕亍 -丨爻亘 鬲毓亘賷乇賴-.
賱賱丨賰賲 毓賱賶 睾賵乇亘丕鬲卮賵賮 亘卮賰賱 賲賵囟賵毓賷貙 毓賱賶 丕賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賷鬲噩乇丿 賲賳 賲亘丕賱睾丕鬲 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷賷賳 丕賱毓乇亘 丕賱匕賷賳 賱丕 賷夭丕賱 亘毓囟賴賲 賷丐賲賳 亘兀賵賴丕賲 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷丞.

賴匕賴 賲乇丕噩毓丞 爻乇賷毓丞 賱賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賲胤丕賱毓丞 丨爻亘 乇兀賷賷.
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1,051 reviews
October 20, 2017
I personally expected more analysis and in-depth approach about the current political and economic trends in Russia. There are some interesting aspects outlined - as, for instance, the author's opinions on Chechnya - but there are also too many pages dedicated to letters from supporters and other correspondence which does not bring too much knowledge. Probably because the author is such an important personality of the last century it does not matter too much, and if you have enough patience to go through the anecdotal aspects there are still interesting layers left. A must read though for anyone curious about Russian politics before and after Putin.
Disclaimer: Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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1,073 reviews
May 1, 2016
This book shows Gorbachev as someone who set Russia on the road to being accepted on the world's political stage.
He advocated dialogue as a first response.
Shame it has not carried on under today's leadership.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Polity via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
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2 reviews
August 16, 2022
People have different assessments of Gorbachev. For the West, he was a reformer who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end. For Russia, he is hated with people blaming him for the breakup of USSR and instability. In China, Deng Xiaoping reportedly once called him "stupid" for placing political reforms over the economy.

Regardless of whatever people think of him, reading this book makes you understand that he wants a better future for Russia. For him, in order for Russia to succeed, it needs a reform of its political and bureaucratic overload which has hindered innovation in the country and brought stagnation in favor of so-called stability. Gorbachev is, or was, deeply influenced by the thoughts of Lenin. Change needs to be done to help Russia. However, it was not the way it turned out to be. As he looked upon reforming the USSR to a looser union, hard-line generals organized a botched coup against him, instead signalling doom to the USSR.

It is evident in this book that what happened after Gorbachev left the Kremlin has not been what he had expected. Yeltsin, his old rival, brought Russia to a steep decline with social and economic problems, dragging a war in Chechnya while sending tanks to dissolve modern Russia's first parliament. The Putin era, for Gorbachev, despite bringing stability and economic growth at first, turned out to stagnate with reduced political freedoms and a dying civil society. However, Gorbachev not only directed his blame at the post-Soviet Russian leadership. For him, the West was also at fault for bringing Russia to become the revanchist power it is today. For him, Russia has given many concessions in hope of bringing a better type of relations with the West, but instead found itself isolated with NATO expansion and Western critics over Russian actions in Chechnya and Georgia. Gorbachev sees collaboration and dialogue as the way to solve Russia-West relations, including in the Ukraine issue.

While I don't completely agree with Gorbachev's political views expressed in this book, this still provides an alternative excellent view of post-Soviet Russia, written by the man who lived through it. The ideas of "perestroika", regardless of how futile it seems nowadays, is still a thought to be looked upon.

Now, with a full-scale war happening in Ukraine, Russia-West ties hitting rock bottom, as well as cancel culture against Russians being promoted in various policy spheres, I can't imagine how tough it must be for Gorbachev, who lives to very old age to see this tragic stuff happening. Hopefully, in midst of rumours of his declining health, he could still hand out his voice to the world about the way forward for Russia, the West and the world. Instead of isolating Russia, the world should look for a path of cooperation and engagement to solve the current common global challenges, such as climate change, pandemics, etc.

A must read for everyone interested in Russia and post-Cold War history in general.
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28 reviews
April 27, 2020
I highly recommend this book to everyone who wants an honest assessment of what's happening in Russia today from the perspective, and in the words of, the man who heroically changed the course of Soviet history as president. Having read his Memoirs, Mikhail Gorbachev brings the reader up to date in this book (published 2016) with an overview of the current political situation in Russia as well as its relationships with Europe, America, the Far East and hot spots like Syria and the Middle East. Also included are letters of support that Mikhail Gorbachev received in recent years from those who wanted to document the impact his life has had on their lives. This was an especially touching aspect of the book as I, too, share that same appreciation and personal gratitude for the immense vision and sacrifice he made in the years when he was President. I personally met family I never knew existed because his policies allowed Ukrainians to travel abroad for the first time in 1989. One letter writer could not finish his letter without admitting his tears were flowing as he wrote regarding his deep personal gratitude in allowing his family to emigrate. We hear a lot of people talk about the "right side of history" and many have done whatever they could to shut him down. But I believe Mikhail Gorbachev is firmly on the right side of history and I appreciate that he has devoted his post presidency to writing and supporting his foundation. He has never given up on giving back to humanity the sincere love he has for man and nature. He is my hero!
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2,532 reviews75 followers
January 31, 2021
I picked up this book since I was curious how Gorbachev saw the recent political developments in Russia. Considering all the blistering criticism I鈥檝e read of Putin it was interesting to see Gorbachev give a more nuanced review of Putin鈥檚 conduct. Gorbachev starts off from when he resigned in 1991 and faults Yeltsin quite harshly for the environment in which Putin took office. While he acknowledges the challenges Putin inherited, he readily points out how different the situation was by his second term as well as his vehement disagreement with Putin鈥檚 decision to run for a third term in 2012. It was also a little baffling to see him criticize the Duma even after he recognized that the elections where they were elected were not free but managed by the Kremlin. While the book had some odd inclusions, like dozens of letters from Russian citizens agreeing with Gorbachev鈥檚 position, and exclusions, no real discussion of Putin鈥檚 invasion of Crimea nor the brutal assassinations of Putin鈥檚 critics, the book still presented the reader an intelligent, if optimistic, view of the political situation within Russia by someone intimately familiar with the levers of power in Russia.
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April 10, 2019
This book is one excellent argument of why there should be no nuclear arsenal.

In here, Gorbi talks about his smarts and his God given mission to Humanity. His plan was perfect and yet another human being could pervert it so much. How was this possible? It's a mystery.

The interesting part is the prophetic aspect. Not one time the thought of "maybe it was the context" passes through the mind of the great white male. It did not happen during the tsars. It did not happen later during the Stalin's rule, it did not happen during Khrushchev's rule simply because the God's sent wasn't yet an adult with the right to vote and be voted into office.

Heck, Gorbi does not even have the mind to realize there was no Revolution in Russia and that the putsch seems to be still Russia's favorite way of changing the tsars while the Secret Police grows and grows. Sure, the mujiks now have smart phones and at the Weddings they play different songs, but not always.
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23 reviews3 followers
June 6, 2020
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385 reviews5 followers
June 21, 2017
Not a terrific literary book, but worth a read if you have not read Gorbachev. The most interesting chapter was the short last one discussing his early memories. The book is mostly a justification of many of his globalist ideas. Worthwhile certainly to students of Russia and the USSR.
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April 15, 2018
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