Contributions

  • Mlynář, Zdeněk. - Contributor

Publication

2002 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

56,250 words, Guess

Page Count

225 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • Goodreads1161198
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001058228
  • OCLC Control Number48544277
  • Better World Books9780231118644
  • Open LibraryOL3956036M

Classifications

  • DDC943.704
  • LCCDK290.3.G67 A5 2002
  • LCCDK290.3.G67A5 2002

Description

"Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdenek Mlynar were friends for half a century, from the time their paths first crossed as students in 1950. Although one was a Russian and the other a Czech, they were both ardent supporters of communism and socialism. One took part in laying the groundwork for and carrying out the Prague Spring; the other opened a new political era in Soviet and world politics.". "In 1993 they decided that their conversations might be of interest to others and so they began to tape-record them. This volume is the product of that "thinking out loud." A historical document in its own right, the book is a record of two friends trying to explain to one another their views on the problems and events that determined their destinies. From reminiscences of their starry-eyed university days to reflections on the use of force to "save socialism" to contemplation of the end of the Cold War, here is a more revealing picture of Gorbachev than we have seen before."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Interviews

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!