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Gorbachev and Yeltsin as leaders / George W. Breslauer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Breslauer, George W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
- Soviet Union.
- Politics and government.
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Russia (Federation).
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022.
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich.
- Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, 1931-2007.
- Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 331 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Examines the strategies employed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to build leadership authority.
- Contents:
- 1 Leadership Strategies in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics 1
- 2 Gorbachev and Yeltsin: Personalities and Beliefs 22
- 3 The Rise of Gorbachev 41
- 4 Gorbachev Ascendant 59
- 5 Gorbachev on the Political Defensive 79
- 6 Yeltsin versus Gorbachev 108
- 7 Yeltsin Ascendant 141
- 8 Yeltsin on the Political Defensive 174
- 9 Yeltsin Lashes Out: The Invasion of Chechnya (December 1994) 196
- 10 Yeltsin's Many Last Hurrahs 214
- 11 Explaining Leaders' Choices, 1985-1999 231
- 12 Criteria for the Evaluation of Transformational Leaders 262
- 13 Evaluating Gorbachev as Leader 271
- 14 Evaluating Yeltsin as Leader 295.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521814863
- 0521892449
- OCLC:
- 48117373
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