Publisher's Synopsis
After a meteoric rise from an obscure provincial career, Mikhail Gorbachev assumed the highest office in the USSR and immediately embarked on an ambitious program of reform. He encountered fierce opposition from the traditional centres of political power - the KGB, the army, and the party apparatus, whose authority within the system has since been significantly reduced.;This book assesses the sources of opposition and support to Gorbachev and the author analyzes Gorbachev's strategies for attaining his goals, the foreign policy implications of his reform efforts, and his chances for long-term success.
