This is an auction for THE NEW RUSSIA, by Mikhail Gorbachev.

“This is a reminder of how vast was Gorbachev's achievement in allowing in the light of freedom. Where his contemporary, Nelson Mandela, was great beyond the whites' desserts in building a post-apartheid nation, Mr Gorbachev was great beyond the desserts of the Soviet Union (and perhaps even of the West, which could barely understand or trust him) in proposing a way for the despotic world to aspire to democratic governance, freely organised civil society and rule of law. That he failed, he keenly knows. Our best hope is that his ideas, in time, succeed." -Financial Times (UK)

"There are not many good books on new Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev's The New Russia is the best book in many years. It is packed with knowledge, analysis, and new perspective on Russia." -Washington Book Review

“After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. Putin’s motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail Gorbachev. In this new work, Russia’s elder statesman draws on his wealth of knowledge and experience to reveal the development of Putin’s regime and the intentions behind it. Gorbachev’s insightful analysis moves beyond internal politics to address wider problems in the region, including the Ukraine conflict, as well as the global challenges of poverty and climate change. This book represents the summation of Gorbachev’s thinking on the course that Russia has taken since 1991 and stands as a testament to one of the greatest and most influential statesmen of the 20th century.”

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Hardback 2016.

464 pages + 24 pages of b&w photographs.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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