The Firebird: The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrei KozyrevSeries:Russian and East European StudiesPublish date:2020-10-20Pages:350
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966517ISBN-10:822966514UPC:9780822966517Book Category:History, Biography & Autobiography, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Russia, Political, Political IdeologiesBook Topic:Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismSize:8.70 x 5.80 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCG6XPNJV0
Andrei Kozyrev was foreign minister of Russia under President Boris Yeltsin from August 1991 to January 1996. During the August 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev, he was present when tanks moved in to seize the Russian White House, where Boris Yeltsin famously stood on a tank to address the crowd assembled. He then departed to Paris to muster international support and, if needed, to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966517ISBN-10:822966514UPC:9780822966517Book Category:History, Biography & Autobiography, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Russia, Political, Political IdeologiesBook Topic:Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismSize:8.70 x 5.80 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCG6XPNJV0
Andrei Kozyrev left office in 1996 after successfully running for a seat in the Russian parliament. After serving one term, during which he continued to argue for closer engagement with the West, he retired from political life and pursued a career in business. He lives in Miami, Florida.
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