{"product_id":"2026100007250-secondhand-politics-society-and-nationality-inside-gorbachevs-russia","title":"Politics, Society, And Nationality Inside Gorbachev's Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of one of the twentieth century's most dramatic political transformations, Politics, Society, and Nationality Inside Gorbachev's Russia pulls back the Iron Curtain to present a rigorous, multi-faceted examination of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev's reformist leadership. Edited by the distinguished Columbia University Sovietologist Seweryn Bialer, this essential anthology assembles leading scholars and analysts to dissect the seismic shifts reshaping Soviet politics, social structures, and the volatile landscape of nationality conflicts — the very fault lines that would ultimately determine the USSR's fate.\n\nThe collection argues with compelling authority that Gorbachev's twin policies of glasnost and perestroika were not merely administrative reforms but a profound and precarious gamble with the foundations of Soviet power. Each contributor illuminates a different dimension of this transformation — from the mechanics of Kremlin politics to the restless aspirations of non-Russian nationalities — creating a panoramic portrait of an empire in flux. For anyone seeking to understand how a superpower unravels from within, this volume remains an indispensable and startlingly prescient guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130981359835,"sku":"2026100007250-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/910ffc7d-1334-48cb-a46e-9a22041a99b8.png?v=1786593543","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007250-secondhand-politics-society-and-nationality-inside-gorbachevs-russia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}