An inside account of the events unfolding in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. In a series of interviews, 14 leaders of Gorbachev's reforms talk about their personal and political struggles to change the Soviet Union. They include the Politburo member often called Gorbachev's right-hand man; three other members of the powerful Central Committee; leaders of the revolt against the old cultural bureaucracy, including Russia's most outspoken actor, poet and film-maker; and equally prominent reformers in economics, science, journalism and foreign policy. Other works by Stephen F.Cohen include "Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution", "An End to Silence" and "Sovieticus".

About the Author
Stephen F. Cohen (1938-2020) was professor emeritus of Russian studies at Princeton University and New York University, the author of numerous books, including Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution and Sovieticus, as well as a regular commentator on network television. Katrina vanden Heuvel is the author of many articles on Soviet affairs.

Reviews
"A sharp challenge to both those who think that nothing has changed in the Soviet Union and to those who think that everything has." -- New York Times Book Review
"Voices of Glasnost will be referred to for years to come as a guide to the zesty personalities of the latest Russian revolution." -- Newsweek
"Stands above the heap of recent Gorbyiana. . . . Contains a spectacularly lucid introduction by Stephen Cohen. . . . The 14 interviews themselves are of permanent interest." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Much is said here that is admirable, thought-provoking, even poignant. . . . A complex portrait of a group of unusual people." -- Washington Post Book World



Book Information
ISBN 9780393307351
Author Stephen F. Cohen
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 519g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 155mm * 25mm