Midnight Diaries

by Boris Yeltsin

Book Overview

The first democratically elected leader of Russia - and the first ever to resign voluntarily - reviews his tumultuous years in office and the changes and challenges in his country. Midnight Diaries is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586480111
• ISBN13: 9781586480110
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Clear and logical explanations to Russian politics

No wonder that this book attracted such negative reaction from 'experts' in Russian politics. What seemed almost to everyone as illogical, bizarre behavior of a senile tsar suddenly becomes clear, simple and logical. Yeltsin describes day by day his struggle for power since he started his presidential race with support of only 3% of popular support. As one reads the book it becomes evident that Yeltsin always had a very clear and realistic picture of what was happening around him. He could let people believe that he was too sick and weak to rule, watched who, how and when tried to get the power. Like a good hunter Yeltsin stoke deadly blows on his foes when they truely believed he was under their control. Yeltsin analyzes the situation, decides who's his friend or foe, plans his actions and acts without remorse. The book reads like a novel that unfolds the secrets of Russian under carpet bulldogs fighting.

Wow

This is such a great memoir of a very interesting man. I always felt that Yelstin never got his commupance. He led a country the best he could in a very hard time And now we get to hear everything that happend from the "front-lines" in the leaders own words.