Moscow, December 25, 1991 the last day of the Soviet Union

The implosion of the Soviet Union was the culmination of a gripping game played out between two men who intensely disliked each other and had different concepts for the future. Mikhail Gorbachev, a sophisticated and urbane reformer, sought to modernize and preserve the USSR; Boris Yeltsin, a coarse...

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Main Author:	O'Clery, Conor
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : PublicAffairs, c2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Moscow (Russia) > History > 20th century. Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, > 1931- Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, > 1931-2007. Soviet Union > History > 1985-1991. Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1985-1991.
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