{"product_id":"russias-dead-end-hardcover","title":"Russia's Dead End | Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRussia’s Dead End: An Insider’s Testimony from Gorbachev to Putin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 392 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful insider account of Soviet and post-Soviet politics, Russia’s Dead End by Andrei A. Kovalev offers a rare firsthand look into the inner workings of the Kremlin, the Soviet Foreign Ministry, and the political transformation of Russia from the era of Mikhail Gorbachev to Vladimir Putin. Drawing from his experience as a diplomat and member of Gorbachev’s staff, Kovalev reveals the hidden power struggles, state secrets, and political realities that shaped modern Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough sharp political analysis and personal testimony, the book explores the collapse of the Soviet Union, the influence of the KGB, the rise of oligarchs, corruption within state institutions, and the growth of propaganda and authoritarianism in post-Soviet Russia. Kovalev provides detailed insight into Soviet human-rights diplomacy, Kremlin decision-making, and the forces that led to Russia’s current political crisis under Putin’s rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, political history, and geopolitical analysis, this compelling narrative offers readers a deeper understanding of Russian politics, Soviet history, Cold War diplomacy, authoritarian regimes, and international relations. Written with clarity, wit, and intellectual depth, Russia’s Dead End is essential reading for anyone interested in global politics, Eastern Europe, modern Russia, political memoirs, and the future of democracy in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers of political nonfiction, Soviet history books, Kremlin insider accounts, and contemporary geopolitical analysis, this book delivers an unfiltered perspective on one of the most significant political transformations of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRussia’s Dead End, Andrei A. Kovalev, Russian politics, Soviet Union history, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin politics, post-Soviet Russia, Cold War history, Russian diplomacy, political memoir, international relations, KGB history, oligarchs in Russia, authoritarianism, geopolitics, Soviet collapse, modern Russian history, political nonfiction, Eastern Europe politics\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrei A. Kovalev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54199353344275,"sku":"BY9.4201","price":795.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4494\/6707\/files\/RussiasDeadEnd_page-0001.webp?v=1779560426","url":"https:\/\/booksandyou.in\/products\/russias-dead-end-hardcover","provider":"Books and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}