As the Soviet economy steadily worsened, Gorbachev's popularity steadily declined, culminating in the August 1991 coup. This updated edition offers an informed assessment of the new Russia that has emerged in the post-Gorbachev era. Goldman is a regular commentator on Good Morning America and National Public Radio.
As the Soviet economy steadily worsened, Gorbachev's popularity steadily declined, culminating in the August 1991 coup. This updated edition offers an...
Combining trenchant commentary with first-person reporting, Marshall I. Goldman provides the clearest picture yet of how Boris Yeltsin took on the task of reforming the Russian economy and what happened along the way. Goldman has added a new chapter for the paperback edition on recent developments.
Combining trenchant commentary with first-person reporting, Marshall I. Goldman provides the clearest picture yet of how Boris Yeltsin took on the tas...
In virtually all sectors of the economy, evidence of stagnation, waste, and mismanagement proliferates. The convergence of these problems is no historical accident. As Marshall Goldman. a leading analyst of the Soviet economy, demonstrates, the Russians continue to adhere to a planning model set forth by Stalin in the 1920s. The chances of a turnaround, therefore, hinge on reform of the system--reform that the Soviet leaders fear might trigger unpredictable and uncontrollable forces that have been pent up for sixty-five years.
In virtually all sectors of the economy, evidence of stagnation, waste, and mismanagement proliferates. The convergence of these problems is no histor...
