This book examines Yeltsin's past, measuring his own autobiographical recollections against the record. It illuminates his rise as a political maverick who provokes contradictory feelings among Russians and foreigners alike. It also describes why the ongoing conflict between Gorbachev and Yeltsin goes to the heart of the issues that will shape the future of the Soviet Union and the balance of world power. While Gorbachev clings to the remnants of an imperial state, Yeltsin, contends Morrison, is working toward a radically restructured grouping of sovereign republics.
- ISBN10 0140170626
- ISBN13 9780140170627
- Publish Date 31 October 1991
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 25 October 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 320
- Language English