Reagan. Chernyavsky G.

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), the 40th President of the United States, according to polls by public opinion of this country, was one of the most authoritative statesmen in its entire history. He was the initiator of important economic and social reforms, which led to the exit of the United States from long-term economic stagnation, contributed to the stimulation of the entrepreneurial activity of medium and large businesses, improving the tax system, positive changes in the socio-cultural field. Many of his political ideas were contradictory: he sincerely strove for nuclear disarmament, which did not prevent him from announcing a strategic defense initiative, which was not only in international circles, but also in the USA was considered as a program of Star Wars; He took significant steps to stop the Cold War and at the same time sought to put pressure on the Soviet Union. His administration was involved in the noisy political scandal of Irangeite. The book proposed to the reader aims to objectively and comprehensively cover the life and political path of a prominent American statesman based on documentary primary sources, primarily from the archives of the United States.