Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Youth 1
5. 2. War 6
6. 3. Khrushchev’s Speech 9
7. 4. Columbia University 14
8. 5. Trouble 17
9. 6. Canada 20
10. 7. Back Home 26
11. 8. The December 1985 Memorandum 29
12. 9. Relations with Gorbachev 33
13. 10. Glasnost’ 36
14. 11. Need of a Fundamental Break 47
15. 12. Role in Foreign Policy 48
16. 13. The 1939 Secret Protocol 51
17. 14. Attitude toward the United States 54
18. 15. Advocating Presidency 59
19. 16. Accusations of Treason 61
20. 17. Bolshevik Crimes 66
21. 18. The Dissolution of the Soviet Union 73
22. 19. Private Life 74
23. 20. The August 1991 Coup 75
24. 21. Yakovlev’s Final Thoughts about Russia and Russians 78
25. 22. Death 80
26. Documents 81
27. Acknowledgments 129
28. List of Illustrations 131
29. Abbreviations of Yakovlev’s Works 133
30. Notes 135
31. Bibliography 143
32. Index 145