Russia and the Idea of the West: Gorbachev, Intellectuals, and the End of the Cold War Book

Russia and the Idea of the West: Gorbachev, Intellectuals, and the End of the Cold War, An intriguing intellectual portrait of a generation of Soviet reformers, this book is also a fascinating case study of how ideas can change the course of history. In most analyses of the Cold War's end the ideological aspects of Gorbachev's new thinkin, Russia and the Idea of the West: Gorbachev, Intellectuals, and the End of the Cold War

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Russia and the Idea of the West: Gorbachev, Intellectuals, and the End of the Cold War
Written by author Robert English
Published by Columbia University Press, October 2000
An intriguing "intellectual portrait" of a generation of Soviet reformers, this book is also a fascinating case study of how ideas can change the course of history. In most analyses of the Cold War's end the ideological aspects of Gorbachev's "new thinkin
In most analyses of the Cold War's end the ideological aspects of Gorbachev's "new thinking" are treated largely as incidental to the broader considerations of power. English demonstrates that Gorbachev's foreign policy was the result of an intellectual r

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Preface: An Intellectual History
Introduction: Intellectuals, Ideas, and Identity in the Sources of International Change 1
1 The Origins and Nature of Old Thinking 17
2 Leaders, Society, and Intellectuals During the Thaw 49
3 Intellectuals and the World: From the Secret Speech to the Prague Spring 81
4 The Dynamics of New Thinking in the Era of Stagnation 117
5 Advance and Retreat: New Thinking in the Time of Crisis and Transition 159
6 The New Thinking Comes to Power 193
Conclusion: Reflections on the Origins and Fate of New Thinking 229
Notes 241
Bibliography 345
Index 375

Title: Russia and the Idea of the West: Gorbachev, Intellectuals, and the End of the Cold War

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Publication Date: October 2000

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Another paper pusher over-simplifying a complex issue to give his fellow paper pushers the importance he thinks they deserve. A lame attempt to mimic the Super Hero story when Thor or Batman would come and take over from the humans. Intellectually dishonest, yet not captivating enough to compensate.

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	Preface: An Intellectual History
	Introduction: Intellectuals, Ideas, and Identity in the Sources of International Change	1
1	The Origins and Nature of Old Thinking	17
2	Leaders, Society, and Intellectuals During the Thaw	49
3	Intellectuals and the World: From the Secret Speech to the Prague Spring	81
4	The Dynamics of New Thinking in the Era of Stagnation	117
5	Advance and Retreat: New Thinking in the Time of Crisis and Transition	159
6	The New Thinking Comes to Power	193
	Conclusion: Reflections on the Origins and Fate of New Thinking	229
	Notes	241
	Bibliography	345
	Index	375