Days of Defeat and Victory (Jackson School Publications in International Studies)

Synopsis

Yegor Gaidar, One Of Russia's First Post-soviet Prime Ministers And Principal Architect Of Its Historic Transformation To A Market Economy, Here Presents His Account Of Governing In The Tumultuous Early 1990s. Though Still In His Forties, Gaidar Has Already Played A Pivotal Role In Contemporary Russian Political History, Championing The Cause Of Dramatic Economic Reform, Aggressive Privatization Of State Enterprises, And Painful Fiscal Discipline In The Face Of Widespread Popular Resistance.--jacket. Gaidar Remains Active In Russian Politics, Having Formed His Own Political Party, Russia's Democratic Choice. In This Book, He Brings His Story Through Yeltsin's Cliffhanger Re-election In 1996, And Assesses The Still-precarious State Of The Market Reforms And Democratic Politics.--jacket. Foreword / Michael Mcfaul -- Childhood -- Getting My Bearings -- Options And Forecasts -- August Of Ninety-one -- On The Eve-- -- The First Step Is Always The Hardest -- The Terrible Winter Of Ninety-one -- An Accurate Forecast -- Dismissal -- Dvoevlastie -- The Battle -- Lost Opportunities -- Democracy And Chechnya. Yegor Gaidar ; Translated By Jane Ann Miller ; Foreword By Michael Mcfaul. Originally Published By Vagrius Publishers, Moscow: 1996. English Translation First Published: 1999. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Translated From The Russian.