Perestroika

Perestroika (1988) by Mikhail Gorbachev – Fontana
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Before it became a crossword clue, Perestroika was the buzzword that rattled empires. In this now-iconic 1988 volume, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev outlines his vision for reform, openness, and dragging the USSR into something resembling the 20th century. Part manifesto, part political self-portrait, this is the book that launched a thousand late-night Western policy debates and even more Soviet eye-rolls.

Our copy has all the Cold War charm you could ask for: yellowing pages, that brittle 80s paperback feel, and just maybe the ghost of a musty Politburo meeting in the margins.

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