Politics, Diplomacy, And The Media
Mikhail Gorbachev was a major force at the center of political change in the latter half of the 20th century. His emphasis on the spoken word and the visual image was so pronounced that the character of the reform program he introduced became both a reflection and an extension of his own political persona. To promote his political program, Gorbachev depended upon the media to assist him in delivering his message and restructuring the Soviet experience; it was almost as if he believed that he...
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Explores the power of personality in transforming a political culture through an examination of Mikhail Gorbachev's political charisma and the international media offensive which he set in motion. Booknews Addressing a general audience, DeLuca (history, Emerson College) provides an account of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership and the controversy over his political significance and legacy. Also addressed is the way he transformed political discourse within the Soviet Union and altered the Soviet Union's relationship with the rest of the world, although the author adds that his efforts ended up destroying the system he had originally set out to reform. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface1Personality, Charisma, and Leadership1The Making of an International Persona1Youth, Politics, and Style5Leadership and Ideological Reform132Perestroika and the Revival of Soviet Politics23Perestroika as Political, Social, and Economic Reform23Stalinism and the Andreyeva Letter31Sakharov and the Congress of People's Deputies36Yeltsin and the Russian Alternative413Glasnost: The Media and the Formation of a New Political Culture53Glasnost in Theory and Practice53News Media: Print and Broadcast Journalism59The Emergence of a New Popular Culture654Foreign Policy: Gorbachev Style83New Thinking83Summitry and Internationalism96The Peace and Disarmament Offensive1055Into the Abyss and Beyond123The Great Master of Improvisation123The August Coup133Resignation, Controversy, and Assessment139Selected Bibliography155Index159
\ BooknewsAddressing a general audience, DeLuca (history, Emerson College) provides an account of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership and the controversy over his political significance and legacy. Also addressed is the way he transformed political discourse within the Soviet Union and altered the Soviet Union's relationship with the rest of the world, although the author adds that his efforts ended up destroying the system he had originally set out to reform. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
