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The former Soviet leader who dismantled his country's empire recounts his rise within the Communist Party, his disenchantment with communism, his relations with the U.S., and his attempt to create a peaceful revolution
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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.
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