Boris Yeltsin: A Political Biography

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Written from the inside, this is the first full biography of the charismatic Russian leader and hero of the August coup attempt, and the driving force behind the creation of the new independent commonwealth. Few political leaders have so electrified the world in recent years as Boris Yeltsin, the first democratically elected leader in Russia's thousand-year history and the man upon whom all eyes were centered in August 1991, and then again in December. Even before the abortive coup, however, he was a complex ...
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Written from the inside, this is the first full biography of the charismatic Russian leader and hero of the August coup attempt, and the driving force behind the creation of the new independent commonwealth. Few political leaders have so electrified the world in recent years as Boris Yeltsin, the first democratically elected leader in Russia's thousand-year history and the man upon whom all eyes were centered in August 1991, and then again in December. Even before the abortive coup, however, he was a complex figure constantly in the news for his history-making moves, his battles with Mikhail Gorbachev, and his sometimes flamboyant personal life. Solovyov and Klepikova are uniquely positioned to provide the first full investigative biography of Yeltsin, one that goes far beyond existing biographies and official accounts, including Yeltsin's own politically cautious autobiography. The writers are closely connected with Yeltsin's friends and opponents alike, and are founders of the Soviet Union's first independent press agency and authors of two investigative works on Soviet leaders. Written with the help and cooperation of dozens of insiders, including many of Yeltsin's own inner circle, theirs is a behind-the-scenes look at Yeltsin's rise and fall and rise again, at his headlong political transformation, his no-holds-barred duel with Gorbachev, his stunning maneuvers during the crisis, the rise of the entire democratic movement in the Soviet Union, and his radical reshaping of a once monolithic nation--the new Russian revolution. In part political thriller, in part cutting-edge analysis, this is the book that must be read to understand what Yeltsin--and the new Russia--may have in store for us.
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In the past few months, Yeltsin has been transformed from someone George Bush could ignore to someone he must deal with on a daily basis. This transformation in stature is the basis of Solovyov and Klepikova's biography. The authors ( Behind the High Kremlin Walls , LJ 6/15/86; Yuri Andropov , LJ 1/1/83, o.p.) have probed into Yeltsin's background, seeking to better understand this radical Russian who took control from Mikhail Gorbachev. A section comparing the lives of Yeltsin and Gorbachev is quite instructive as both men achieved political prominence during the 1980s. The authors grant Yeltsin heroic status for his courage during the August 1991 coup, but they are not certain he can survive his revolution. As former Soviet journalists now living in the United States, Solovyov and Klepikova know contemporary Russia well and provide numerous anecdotes about the inner workings of the Russian political machine. This book will serve as a useful introduction to Yelstin and his Russia. For general collections.--Ed Goedeken, Purdue Univ. Libs., West Lafayette, Ind.
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An investigative biography--part political thriller and part shrewd analysis. The authors, a husband-wife writing team now living in New York, are closely connected with Yeltsin's friends and opponents alike, and are founders of the Soviet Union's first independent press agency and authors of two previous investigative works on Soviet leaders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780399137150
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/30/1992
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 20.00 (w) x 20.00 (h) x 20.00 (d)

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