Glasnost' - Lowry, Montecue J.
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The Soviet "new thinking" reforms constitute the implementation of a plan from the mid-1960s when the Soviets recognized a serious problem with their socio-economic and political systems. A marked change from Soviet practices of the Stalin era, this plan required a new type of leader whose personality could sell the "new thinking" changes to the West. Mikhail S. Gorbachev, their carefully trained and groomed salesman, became the "front man" for this radical program, glasnost'. The expected results are a stronger Soviet Union from which the Soviets can consolidate their world position and…mehr

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The Soviet "new thinking" reforms constitute the implementation of a plan from the mid-1960s when the Soviets recognized a serious problem with their socio-economic and political systems. A marked change from Soviet practices of the Stalin era, this plan required a new type of leader whose personality could sell the "new thinking" changes to the West. Mikhail S. Gorbachev, their carefully trained and groomed salesman, became the "front man" for this radical program, glasnost'. The expected results are a stronger Soviet Union from which the Soviets can consolidate their world position and propagate international, Marxist-Leninist socialism, and a one-world society in which there is no opposition to their system.
Autorenporträt
The Author: Montecue J. Lowry is Associate Professor of Physics at Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas. He previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and taught history at the University of North Texas and Liberty University. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he holds a Ph.D. in physics from Texas Christian University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of North Texas. He is the author of The Forge of West German Rearmament (Peter Lang, 1990), and has published on military, scientific and historical subjects.
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"The cold war may be over, but you'd better read this superb analysis of Glasnost' before you decide. As we live through the great changes taking place in this decade, here is a scholarly and urgent warning that should be read and must be heeded." (General Glenn K. Otis, United States Army, Retired)
"Glasnost' should be read by everyone who is interested in a factual and well-documented analysis of Mikhail Gorbachev and the continuing threat of Soviet Communism." (Major General Henry Mohr, United States Army, Retired)
"... along with the historian's method of inquiry, he brings with him the physical scientist's meticulous manner in organizing and presenting his material. The book itself operates at several levels... All of these levels are skillfully woven into a very clear and readable monograph..." (Daniel Burghart, Assembly)