After Gorbachev

Dramatic and confusing changes in what used to be the Soviet Union have transformed the world in which we live. This fourth edition of Stephen White's best-selling introductory text has been revised throughout and examines the full cycle of this period of revolutionary change from its Brezhnevite origins to the first turbulent years of Yeltsin's troubled presidency. After Gorbachev will continue to provide an unrivaled guide to the processes of transition, upheaval and collapse that now characterize Russia and the post-Soviet republics.

• Latest version of White's best-seller, updated to April 1993 to include Yeltsin's battles with Russian parliament and referendum victory
• First three editions have sold 17,500 copies between them since 1990, and interest in Yeltsin should ensure interest will continue
• There is still no other comparable text by a scholar of White's stature to compete with this book