Download or read book Five Years That Shook The World written by Harley D. Balzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a balanced analysis of perestroika with an eye to the ongoing political, social and cultural changes. It is based on papers prepared for a conference on "The First Five Years of Perestroika: What Have We Learned? What Has Gorbachev Learned?" held at Georgetown University.