Gorbachev and Bush the last superpower summits : conversations that ended the Cold War /
Gorbachev and Bush the last superpower summits : conversations that ended the Cold War /
edited by] Svetlana Savranskaya and Thomas Blanton ; editorial assistant, Anna Melyakova.
- Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource.
- National Security Archive Cold War readers, .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Front matter -- Series title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Main Actors -- Chronology of Events -- Chapter 1: THE MALTA SUMMIT, 1989 -- Chapter 2: THE WASHINGTON AND CAMP DAVID SUMMIT, 1990 -- Chapter 3: THE HELSINKI SUMMIT, PARIS, AND THE WARIN THE GULF, 1990 -- Chapter 4: THE MOSCOW SUMMIT, 1991 -- Chapter 5: MADRID, 1991 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Photo gallery -- Back cover
This book presents and interprets archival records of the meetings between Mikhail Gorbachev and George W. Bush between 1989 and 1991, including transcripts of conversations between top leaders on the rapid and monumental events of the final days of the Cold War. Particularly effective interlocutors were the foreign ministers Eduard Shevardnadze and James Baker, especially interesting when they interacted directly with Bush or Gorbachev. The documents were obtained from the Gorbachev Foundation and the Russian State Archives and from the United States government through requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Taking place at a time of revolutionary change in Eastern Europe, stimulated in part by Gorbachev and by Eastern Europeans (the Solidarity movement, dissidents, reform communists), the Malta Summit of 1989 and subsequent meetings helped defuse any potential for superpower conflict. Each of the five summits is covered in a separate chapter, introduced by an essay that places the transcripts in historical context. The anthology offers a fascinating glimpse into the relationship that defined the last, waning years of the Cold War--a unique record of these historic, highest-level conversations that effectively brought it to a close. The quality and scope of the dialogue between these world leaders was unprecedented and is likely never to be repeated.
9789633863459 9633863457
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022.
Bush, George, 1924-2018.
Cold War--Diplomatic history--Sources.
Summit meetings--History--20th century--Sources.
Great powers--History--20th century--Sources.
Cold War, Diplomatic history, Foreign relations, Late 20th century, Soviet Union, United States.
Electronic Books.
E183 / .G673 2020
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Front matter -- Series title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Main Actors -- Chronology of Events -- Chapter 1: THE MALTA SUMMIT, 1989 -- Chapter 2: THE WASHINGTON AND CAMP DAVID SUMMIT, 1990 -- Chapter 3: THE HELSINKI SUMMIT, PARIS, AND THE WARIN THE GULF, 1990 -- Chapter 4: THE MOSCOW SUMMIT, 1991 -- Chapter 5: MADRID, 1991 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Photo gallery -- Back cover
This book presents and interprets archival records of the meetings between Mikhail Gorbachev and George W. Bush between 1989 and 1991, including transcripts of conversations between top leaders on the rapid and monumental events of the final days of the Cold War. Particularly effective interlocutors were the foreign ministers Eduard Shevardnadze and James Baker, especially interesting when they interacted directly with Bush or Gorbachev. The documents were obtained from the Gorbachev Foundation and the Russian State Archives and from the United States government through requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Taking place at a time of revolutionary change in Eastern Europe, stimulated in part by Gorbachev and by Eastern Europeans (the Solidarity movement, dissidents, reform communists), the Malta Summit of 1989 and subsequent meetings helped defuse any potential for superpower conflict. Each of the five summits is covered in a separate chapter, introduced by an essay that places the transcripts in historical context. The anthology offers a fascinating glimpse into the relationship that defined the last, waning years of the Cold War--a unique record of these historic, highest-level conversations that effectively brought it to a close. The quality and scope of the dialogue between these world leaders was unprecedented and is likely never to be repeated.
9789633863459 9633863457
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022.
Bush, George, 1924-2018.
Cold War--Diplomatic history--Sources.
Summit meetings--History--20th century--Sources.
Great powers--History--20th century--Sources.
Cold War, Diplomatic history, Foreign relations, Late 20th century, Soviet Union, United States.
Electronic Books.
E183 / .G673 2020