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Endgame is a vivid retelling of the final years of the Cold War.
The arrival of Mikhail Gorbachev as a new reformist leader of the Soviet Union from 1885 and 1991, unleashed rapid change inside the Soviet Union, easing tensions with the United States. These reforms quickly acquired a momentum of their own, as Moscow's dominion over Eastern Europe and then the Soviet Union itself was washed away. Statesmen, diplomats, soldiers, journalists and others in both the East and West scrambled to chart a new course amidst the uncertainty and opportunity. Endgame is the story of these final years of the Cold War, through the eyes of those involved in bringing its end. Weaving together their dramatic stories of statesmanship and subterfuge, and the choices made under pressure and uncertainty. Drawing out how each player felt about the momentous events in which they found themselves, Endgame constructs these dramatic final days from first-hand memoirs, diaries, documentary and archive material to bring the events of this period to life.
Table of Contents
(1) April – December 1985. Early contacts between Reagan and Gorbachev.
(2) January – June 1986. Gorbachev launches reforms. Chernobyl nuclear accident.
(3) July – December 1986. Brinksmanship at the Reykjavik summit.
(4) January – June 1987. Gorbachev consolidates reform. Thatcher in Moscow.
(5) July – December 1987. Yeltsin moves into opposition. Summit in Washington.
(6) January – June 1988. Agreement on Afghanistan. Reagan in Moscow.
(7) July – December 1988. Strains in the Soviet republics. Gorbachev visits the UN.
(8) January – June 1989. Bush becomes president. Caution towards the Soviet Union.
(9) July – December 1989. Revolution in Eastern Europe. Fall of the Berlin Wall.
(10) January – June 1990. German reunification gather pace. Gorbachev beleaguered.
(11) July – December 1990. Invasion of Kuwait. New World Order.
(12) January – June 1991. Gorbachev takes a harder line. Yeltsin gathers momentum.
(13) July – November 1991. Coup against Gorbachev. Countercoup by Yeltsin.
Finale – December 1991. Gorbachev cedes power. End of the Soviet Union
Product details
| Published | 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350422483 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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