Musa Qasimli, USSR-Turkey: From the Coup d’état to Collapse (1980-1991)
Abstract
Chapter 7 of the book is devoted to Gorbachev’s ascent to power. Mikhail Gor- bachev is widely known for his so-called ‘New Thinking’ in international rela- tions and for his famous Perestroika. Nevertheless, Qasimli describes the new Soviet leader as a destroyer of old schemes and approaches, including traditional wisdoms. According to Qasimli, Gorbachev heeded advisors who espoused nega- tive and suspicious views of Turkish foreign policy. Despite some controversial statements by the author, the audience discovers a curious panorama of power struggle inside the Kremlin. One of the outstanding participants of the struggle was Heydar Aliyev, the future president of independent Azerbaijani Republic
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