LEADER 03681nam 2200613 450 001 9910811141703321 005 20230809224719.0 010 $a1-61234-948-X 010 $a1-61234-946-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000001405953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4880720 035 $a(OCoLC)991527386 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse56627 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4880720 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11399623 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1015594 035 $a(OCoLC)990337285 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001405953 100 $a20170713h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aRussia's dead end $ean insider's testimony from Gorbachev to Putin /$fAndrei A. Kovalev ; translated by Steven I. Levine ; foreword by Peter Reddaway 210 1$aLincoln, [Nebraska] :$cPotomac Books,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (392 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-61234-893-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Diplomacy and Democratic Reforms -- 2. The August 1991 Coup : The Breaking Point -- 3. Anatomy of a Lost Decade, 1992-2000 -- 4. How the System Really Works -- 5. Inside the Secret Police State -- 6. Strangling Democracy -- 7. The New Russian Imperialism -- Conclusion -- Cast of Characters. 330 2 $a"Elite-level Soviet politics, privileged access to state secrets, knowledge about machinations inside the Kremlin--such is the environment in which Andrei A. Kovalev lived and worked. In this memoir of his time as a successful diplomat serving in various key capacities and as a member of Mikhail Gorbachev's staff, Kovalev reveals hard truths about his country as only a perceptive witness can do. In Russia's Dead End Kovalev shares his intimate knowledge of political activities behind the scenes at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kremlin before and after the dissolution of the USSR in December 1991, including the Russia of Vladimir Putin. Kovalev analyzes Soviet efforts to comply with international human-rights obligations, the machinations of the KGB, and the link between corrupt oligarchs and state officials. He documents the fall of the USSR, the post-Soviet explosion of state terrorism and propaganda, and offers a nuanced historical explanation of the roots of Russia's contemporary crisis under Vladimir Putin. This insider's memoir provides a penetrating analysis of late-Soviet and post-Soviet Russian politics that is pungent, pointed, witty, and accessible. It assesses the current dangerous status of Russian politics and society while illuminating the path to a more just and democratic future"--Provided by publisher. 330 2 $a"An internal account of the political activities taking place inside the Kremlin from the fall of the USSR under the administration of Gorbachev to the future of Russia under Putin"--Provided by publisher. 606 $aGlasnost 606 $aPerestroi?ka 606 $aDiplomats$zSoviet Union$vBiography 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1985-1991 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xPolitics and government$y1991- 615 0$aGlasnost. 615 0$aPerestroi?ka. 615 0$aDiplomats 676 $a947 686 $aBIO026000$aHIS032000$2bisacsh 700 $aKovalev$b A. A$g(Andrei Anatol'evich),$01682798 702 $aLevine$b Steven I. 702 $aReddaway$b Peter 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811141703321 996 $aRussia's dead end$94053160 997 $aUNINA