In these long-awaited memoirs, Mikhail Gorbachev looks back on a lifetime that mirrors the fate of the Russian people. From the persecution of his family under Stalin to his first political steps, to his extraordinary rise within the Communist Party, Gorbachev recounts the events that led to his own disillusionment, without which the eventual implosion of communism would not have taken place. He casts an equally sharp eye on the policies of both past communist governments and present-day reformers.
- ISBN10 0385480199
- ISBN13 9780385480192
- Publish Date 16 September 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Doubleday Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 769
- Language English