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A review by ralphz
Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire by Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney
4.0
This book is about the 1988 U.S.-Soviet summit in Moscow between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. It was the last meeting between the two before the end of Reagan's presidency.
The centerpiece of the book is Reagan's legendary speech to students at Moscow State University under the glowering bust of Lenin. Reagan shares his vision of the changing world and Russia's place in it.
This book is very pro-Reagan (so am I) and so begins with a mini-biography of the president, which informs his values and actions later. The book would have benefited from a similar treatment of Gorbachev.
There are more pivotal moments in the U.S.-Soviet relationship as the Cold War ended, but this is an interesting account. It wraps up with Reagan's tenure ending, G.H.W. Bush's beginning, the end of Empire, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It's an engaging read and worth the time.
The centerpiece of the book is Reagan's legendary speech to students at Moscow State University under the glowering bust of Lenin. Reagan shares his vision of the changing world and Russia's place in it.
This book is very pro-Reagan (so am I) and so begins with a mini-biography of the president, which informs his values and actions later. The book would have benefited from a similar treatment of Gorbachev.
There are more pivotal moments in the U.S.-Soviet relationship as the Cold War ended, but this is an interesting account. It wraps up with Reagan's tenure ending, G.H.W. Bush's beginning, the end of Empire, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It's an engaging read and worth the time.