TY - BOOK AU - Langley, Andrew TI - Mikhail Gorbachev SN - 9781403408310 U1 - 947.0854 PY - 2003/// CY - Chicago, Ill. PB - Heinemann Library KW - Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- KW - Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- Juvenile Literature KW - Heads of State KW - Heads Of State -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile Literature N1 - Age Group: Adult; The coup -- Child of the steppe -- Moscow student -- Back to Stavropol -- Looking for patrons -- Party boss -- In the Politburo -- Soviet leader -- Glasnost and perestroika -- The iron curtain disappears -- End of an empire -- Bowing out -- Gorbachev's legacy.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index N2 - Describes the life and political career of Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy in the context of the demise of the Soviet Union and conditions in Russia today ER -