ABSTRACT

This book is a source of raw material for critiques of Perestroika's scope and pace. It assesses the sources of opposition and support to Gorbachev and analyzes his strategies for attaining his goals, the foreign policy implications of his reform efforts, and his changes for long-term success.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|30 pages

“I Chair the Secretariat”

Yegor Ligachev and the Opposition

chapter Chapter 2|15 pages

Nina Andreyeva’s Letter

The Newspaper War

chapter Chapter 3|28 pages

Defusing Ligachev

chapter Chapter 4|38 pages

“I have Been Very Guilty, Combrades”

chapter Chapter 5|29 pages

The Army

chapter Chapter 6|17 pages

The KGB’s Reluctant Acceptance of Glasnost

chapter Chapter 7|46 pages

The 19th All-Union Party Conference

chapter Chapter 8|53 pages

The Bureaucratic Opposition

chapter Chapter 9|28 pages

Gorbachev Strikes Back

The Struggle Against the Opposition

chapter Chapter 10|9 pages

Conclusion

Torn Between Two Worlds