Michail Gorbatschow: "Perestroika - Die zweite russische Revolution". Aus dem Amerikanischen von Gabriele Burkhardt, Reiner Pfleiderer, Wolfram Ströhle, Übersetzergruppe Dr. Ulrich Mihr, Tübingen. Droemer Knaur, München 1987. 343 Seiten, 36 Mark

Ukraine is the midst of an existential crisis - its worst crisis since it became independent in December 1991. The country is faced with the threat from the Russian military, its severe financial crisis, and corruption. The purpose of this book is to suggest a strategy to Ukraine's policy makers...

A critical analysis of the economic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, which claims that the Soviet leader did little to counter the nation's overindulgence in heavy industry or to combat a burgeoning budget deficit. The resultant economic collapse, it is argued, led to political disintegration.