Alexander Yakovlev: The Man Whose Ideas Delivered Russia From Communism (Niu Series In Slavic, East European, And Eurasian Studies)

Youth -- War -- Khrushchev's speech -- Columbia University -- Trouble -- Canada -- Back home -- The December 1985 Memorandum -- Relations with Gorbachev -- Glasnost' -- Need of a fundamental break -- Role in foreign policy -- The 1939 Secret Protocol -- Attitude toward the United States -- Advocating presidency -- Accusations of treason -- Bolshevik crimes -- Dissolution of the Soviet Union -- Private life -- The August 1991 Coup -- Yakovlev's final thoughts about Russia and Russians -- Death

• | Author: Richard Pipes
• | Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 28, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 168 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0875807488
• | ISBN-13: 9780875807485