In the tradition of John Reed's classic Ten Days That Shook the World, this bestselling account of the collapse of the Soviet Union combines the global vision of the best historical scholarship with the immediacy of eyewitness journalism. "A moving illumination . . . Remnick is the witness for us all."--Wall Street Journal. From the Trade Paperback edition. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

An outstanding account of the unravelling of the Soviet empire; with a new afterword by the author. (May) From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

In January 1988, Remnick began a tour as a reporter at the Moscow bureau of the Washington Post just in time for a front row seat to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Communist Party. Assignments brought him into contact with everyone from elite, old-guard communists and neo-Stalinists to liberal democrats and leaders of the reform movement. Remnick recounts the particulars of these interactions in this intimate and personal account of one of the century's climactic events. His chronicle includes interesting vignettes, and his depiction of the abortive 1991 attempt to overthrow Gorbachev is compelling. Nevertheless, perspective and a sense of the monumental are hidden in ponderous, sometimes redundant detail. Of passing interest, this is suitable for popular collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/92.-- James R. Kuhlman, Univ. of Alabama Lib., Tuscaloosa From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

Remnick, a staff writer for The New Yorker and a former reporter for The Washington Post in Moscow, has written a brilliant history and analysis of the last days of the Soviet empire. The book is not only the best study available of the waning years of the Gorbachev regime, the attempted coup, and the emergence of Yeltsin, but it also tells the story with drama, insight, and fascinating detail. The overarching theme of Remnick's riveting book is the reappearance of history in the Soviet Union and in post-Soviet Russia. History provides continuity, meaning, and texture to life, and the author shows how the determination to get at the truth and to tell the truth blew away the phantasmagoria of Soviet ideology and officialdom. Lies, half-truths, and omissions became unbearable as new revelation followed new revelation. The book is based primarily on interviews and eyewitness accounts. Good listing of sources. Highly recommended. All levels. D. J. Dunn; Southwest Texas State University From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

David Remnick was born on October 29, 1958 in Hackensack, N.J. and educated at Princeton University. He began his career at the Washington Post in 1982. In 1992, he became a staff writer for the New Yorker.

Remnick's book, Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize in General Non-Fiction. The work deals with the last days of the Soviet Union, which Remnick witnessed firsthand as foreign correspondent to Moscow from the Washington Post.

Remnick is the author of other works including The Devil Problem (And Other True Stories) published in 1996 and Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia in 1997. His most recent work, King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero, was published in 1998.

David Remnick is married to Esther Fein, a reporter. They have two children, Alexander and Noah.

(Bowker Author Biography) David Remnick is the editor of "The New Yorker". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for "Lenin's Tomb" & is also the author of "King of the World", about Muhammad Ali; "Resurrection", & "The Devil Problem & Other True Stories". He lives in New York City with his wife & three children.

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