Why Gorbachev Failed

WHY GORBACHEV LOST

When the irresistible force of a free people met the immovable object of the Communist system, Mr. Gorbachev Was Out Of A. Job.

About the Author

David Satter

David Satter is the author of The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia’s Road to Terror and Dictatorship Under Yeltsin and Putin and vice chairman of the Remembrance Society, which commemorates the victims of totalitarianism.

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WHY GORBACHEV LOST

When the irresistible force of a free people met the immovable object of the Communist system, Mr. Gorbachev Was Out Of A. Job.

About the Author

David Satter

David Satter is the author of The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia’s Road to Terror and Dictatorship Under Yeltsin and Putin and vice chairman of the Remembrance Society, which commemorates the victims of totalitarianism.