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The Awakening of the Soviet Union (Reith Lectures)
The Awakening of the Soviet Union - Reith Lectures Author:Geoffrey Hosking Hosking's book, expanded from his 1988 BBC Reith Lectures, is a timely, expert, and highly readable analysis of the current problems facing Gorbachev, how they got to be so acute, and what Gorbachev might, or can, do about them. Hosking makes clear Gorbachev's huge dilemma. The environment, the past, religion, consumer goods, nationaliti... more »es--all clamor for immediate, radical redress. Can the charismatic leader prod his huge leviathan to democracy by undemocratic means? Does he even want to? Hosking is cautious but ends on a faintly optimistic note.« less