{"product_id":"the-return-russias-journey-from-gorbachev-to-medvedev-9781416560722","title":"The Return: Russia's Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev","description":"\u003cb\u003eA refreshing and deeply reported look at the political, economic, and cultural changes in Russia, with an in-depth examination of Vladimir Putin's rise, the power of the oligarchy, and what it means for the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlmost twenty-five years after Mikhail Gorbachev began radically reshaping his country, Russia has changed beyond recognition.\u003c\/b\u003e In his third book on this subject, Professor Daniel Treisman takes stock of the country that has emerged from the debris of Soviet communism and addresses the questions that preoccupy scholars of its history and politics: Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate? Could its collapse have been avoided? Did Yeltsin destroy too much or too little of the Soviet political order? What explains Putin's unprecedented popularity with the Russian public? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on two decades of research and his own experiences in the country, Treisman cuts through the scholarly and journalistic debates to provide a portrait of a country returning to the international community on its own terms. At a time when global politics are more important than ever, \u003ci\u003eThe Return \u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the inner workings of a country that has increasingly come to influence, and which will continue to shape, American foreign policy and world events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416560722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.81w x 1.31d","brand":"Daniel Treisman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924996001973,"sku":"9781416560722","price":27.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7b6cdb49-5aa0-416e-ad03-791d7f3ca3b3.jpg?v=1687843216","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-return-russias-journey-from-gorbachev-to-medvedev-9781416560722","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}