{"product_id":"long-road-to-freedom-9781982118143","title":"Long Road to Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soviet Union and the Middle East \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an examination of \u003ci\u003eglasnost, \u003c\/i\u003eor liberalization, in Russia through discussion of its impact on the Soviet economy, culture, and politics. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an effort to examine Mikhail Gorbachev and the political style that emerged in the Soviet Union after he became the secretary general of the Communist Party, American historian Walter Laqueur analyzes how Gorbachev's rule has impacted Soviet society and culture, both through how the government is now run and how citizens are reacting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaqueur discusses how \u003ci\u003eglasnost\u003c\/i\u003e has led to many revelations about the Soviet Union that were since unheard of, as well as how long this era of insight could last when considering the country's position as a state in ferment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in the nineteenth century and progressing to present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Road to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e examines the political and economic changes that have come with \u003ci\u003eglasnost \u003c\/i\u003ein Russia, including speculations on the developments that are likely to come if it continues in this state of liberalization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982118143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Laqueur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491420434613,"sku":"9781982118143","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ea8b97ac-defa-41d6-9fe4-adcb0cff29fe.jpg?v=1777996250","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/long-road-to-freedom-9781982118143","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}