<p>Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdenek Mlynar were friends for half a century, since they first crossed paths as students in 1950. Although one was a Russian and the other a Czech, they were both ardent supporters of communism and socialism. One took part in laying the groundwork for and carrying out the Prague spring; the other opened a new political era in Soviet world politics.<br><br>In 1993 they decided that their conversations might be of interest to others and so they began to tape-record them. This book is the product of that "thinking out loud" process. It is an absorbing record of two friends trying to explain to one another their views on the problems and events that determined their destinies. From reminiscences of their starry-eyed university days to reflections on the use of force to "save socialism" to contemplation of the end of the cold war, here is a far more candid picture of Gorbachev than we have ever seen before.</p>

Conversations with Gorbachev

Biographies & Memoirs

GORBACHEV, Mikhail

Mlynar, Zdenek

Historical

Columbia University Press

Conversations with Gorbachev: On Perestroika, the Prague Spring, and the Crossroads of Socialism

Can Gorbachev Change The Soviet Union?: The International Dimensions Of Political Reform

History

Europe

Routledge

In this discussion of current political reforms in the Soviet Union, Zdenek Mlynar explains why it is not likely that a Western-type parliamentary system will evolve in the Soviet Union. The author analyzes past influences that affect present reform policy in the USSR and discusses the significance of Gorbachev's new political thinking for possible demilitarization and improvement in East-West relations.

Americas

Westview Press

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Mlynar, Zdenek. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Mlynar, Zdenek