A significant political figure in twentieth-century Russia,
Alexander Yakovlev was the intellectual force behind the processes
of perestroika (reconstruction) and glasnost (openness) that
liberated the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from Communist rule
between 1989 and 1991. Yet, until now, not a single full-scale
biography has been devoted to him. In his study of the unsung hero,
Richard Pipes seeks to rectify this lacuna and give Yakovlev his
historical due. Yakovlev's life provides a unique instance of a
leading figure in the Soviet government who evolved from a
dedicated Communist and Stalinist into an equally ardent foe of
everything the Leninist-Stalinist regime stood for. He quit
government service in 1991 and lived until 2005, becoming toward
the end of his life a classical western liberal who shared none of
the traditional Russian values. Pipes's illuminating study consists
of two parts: a biography of Yakovlev and Pipes's translation of
two important articles by Yakovlev. It will appeal to specialists
and students of Soviet and post-Soviet studies, government
officials involved with foreign policy, and general readers
interested in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union.
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