From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: "Gorbachev is hard to understand"
Childhood, boyhood, and youth: 1931-1949
Moscow State University: 1950-1955
Climbing the ladder: 1955-1968
Regional party boss: 1969-1978
Return to Moscow: 1978-1985
What is to be done?: 1985-1986
Onto the world stage: March 1985-December 1986
Two scorpions in a bottle: 1987
Who's afraid of Nina Andreyeva?: 1988
Before the storm: 1987-1988
Summits galore: 1987-1988
1989: triumph and trouble at home
1989: triumph and trouble abroad
To the coup: January-August 1991
Final days: August-December 1991
Conclusion: Understanding Gorbachev.
