Gorbachev: Correspondence of surviving perestroika. Derkach O., Bykov V.

The first (and last) president of the USSR, a lot has been written - both by himself, and his supporters, and opponents. But all these works consider mainly the political activity of M. S. Gorbachev, are devoted only to the period of “perestroika” and their authors are statesmen, scientists, and sociologists. For the first time, the reader is offered a book written not by the bearers of state secrets and not sophisticated political scientists, but by the simplest people, for whom Gorbachev started changes in the country and who pity all their fruits - both good and bad. Having studied many books and documents, the authors showed their hero not only as a policy, but also as a person, with all the advantages and shortcomings. Gorbachev’s life is traced from birth to date against the backdrop of the events that took place in the country and in the world - and is stated in an witty form of correspondence between two co -authors, members of the Experts club Olga Derkach and Vladislav Bykov, already known to the reader for their “Book of the Century” and “The Age” and “ Book of Moscow. "