WESTERN ANALYSTS are, for all their differences, broadly agreed in their evaluation of
perestroikaas a political phenomenon, seeing its changes as neither cosmetic nor, despite …

Gorbachev's perestroika, by contrast, tried to activate the masses and to create a genuinely
participatory society. The regeneration perestroika aimed at contained a distinct political …

When Mikhail S. Gorbachev was elected the General Secretary of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on March 11, 1985, he became leader of one of …

The liberal position was naturally criticized by the American right, too wary of the Soviet
Union to countenance active support of Mikhail Gorbachev. But the proposed program of …

December 1984, when Margaret Thatcher proclaimed him a man with whom it was possible
to do business. For a specialist on the Party apparatus, he had been fascinating even …

The nineteenth Conference of the CPSU met in Moscow from 28 June to 1 July 1988. It was
preceded by an extensive debate about the nature of 'democratization'of the Soviet political …

This book, based on conversations between Mikhail Gorbachev and the late Zdenek Mlynar,
is an important historical document. It provides insights into the evolution of the political …

Mikhail Gorbachev's prospects as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union has emphasized the enormous strength of the opposition to him, yet we have …

IN commenting on recent Soviet reform initiatives, Western analysts have tended to focus
attention on the question of whether such initiatives will, in the long run, be successful. This …

The West seems to view Gorbachev's current reform program as a move toward Western-
style democracy and away from Soviet-style communism. Similarly, there is almost …