Russia and the Idea of the West:Gorbachev, Intellectuals and the End of the Cold War. Robert D. English

Russia and the Idea of the West:Gorbachev, Intellectuals and the End of the Cold War



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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Page: 416
ISBN: 0231110596, 9780231110587

Review

A treasure trove of Russian sources... English does not just read, he listens.... As a work of history, this volume represents a thoughtful and highly readable reconstruction of the domestic ideational sources behind one of the most momentous transformations of the late twentieth century.

(Slavic Review 10/1/05)

[An] impressively researched new book.

(The Nation )

English takes a complex issue and makes it accessible to nonspecialists without sacrificing theoretical and empirical rigor. His rich and detailed account of Soviet intellectual development is fascinating and enjoyable to read, while his analysis makes a valuable contribution to debates over the origins of the Gorbachev Revolution.

(Elaine McClarnand MacKinnon America )

Robert English's path-breaking work... Ranks among the classics in both International Relations and Russian area studies. It thus behooves students of contemporary international relations to read or reread English's book, given its insightful exploration of the causes of the Cold War's burial - not to mention its important implications for the Post-post-Cold War era upon us now.

(Julie Newton The Russian Review )

Review

English has written a book of major importance. It traces more fully than any other the origins of the new thinking of the Gorbachev Era and demonstrates how over many years radically new ideas were being developed by a minority of intellectuals within the Communist Party. English shows the limitations of an interest-based analysis of the transformation of the Soviet Union and of the international system and demonstrates how crucially important were ideas -- in particular, the combination of fresh thinking and the emergence of a leader, Gorbachev, ready and willing to ensure that conceptual change was translated into political breakthrough.

(Archie Brown, Oxford University )



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