Dusko Doder, Author Random House (NY) $19.95 (339p) ISBN 978-0-394-54998-9
As Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, Doder observed the ""series of embarrassingly feeble old men'' during the Brezhnev-to-Andropov-to-Chernenko transitions that led to the emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev. He describes how Andropov, moving
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Dusko Doder, Author Penguin Books $9.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-14-010526-1
Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, Doder provides a comprehensive account of Gorbachev's background and rise to power, plus an incisive review of his first year in power. ""Notable for its objectivity,'' PW stated. (January)
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Dusko Doder, Author, Louise Branson, With Penguin Books $9.95 (480p) ISBN 978-0-14-011535-2
This study examines why perestroika and glasnost have aggravated problems they were supposed to cure, and shows that polarization between Slavophiles and Westernizers is intensifying. ``Readers will find Doder and Branson's judgements sound, their...
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Dusko Doder, Author, Louise Branson, Author Viking Books $24.95 (464p) ISBN 978-0-670-82472-4
As documented here, the ills of perestroika are grave and the prognosis pessimistic that major reforms within the U.S.S.R. can be accomplished in less than several decades. In a comprehensive study of the Gorbachev regime, Doder, former Washington...
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Dusko Doder, Author, Louise Branson, Author, Louise Branson, Joint Author Free Press $25 (320p) ISBN 978-0-684-84308-7
With the hardened realism that comes from years of journalism and a first-hand knowledge of the Balkan scene, Doder and Branson (coauthor of Gorbachev) have written a vivid and scathing biography of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. During the...
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