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For A New Russia The Mayor of St. Petersburg's Own Story of the Struggle for Justice and Democracy

Categorie	Geschiedenis Rusland
Boeknummer	#268008
Titel	For A New Russia The Mayor of St. Petersburg's Own Story of the Struggle for Justice and Democracy
Auteur	Sobchak, Anatoly
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	HarperCollins
Jaar van uitgave	1992
ISBN10	0002550520
ISBN13	9780002550529
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	On 19th August 1991, Mayor Anatoly Sobchak came to the attention of a relieved world as the leader who ensured that federal tanks would not rumble through the streets of his city, Leningrad, nor turn their turrets on its citizens. His defiance and conviction in dissuading the Red Army generals inspired those around him to resist - in St Petersburg and throughout Russia the coup floundered on the people's reluctance to relinquish their new-found freedom. In this book, the author recalls how the coup was foiled as well as the birth of freedoms protected so staunchly. The book also surveys key events of the last three years which changed the political complexion of Russia and the Soviet Union forever - the first democratic elections, Andrei Sakharov's crucial role in cultivating dissent, and ... (Lees verder)his tragic rejection of corruption which almost broke the spine of the Byzantine CPSU. The author also examines the perils and opportunities that lie ahead for a state in the process of reinventing itself.
Pagina's	191
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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