Soviet Freedom: New Perspectives on Gorbachev

by Anthony Barnett

The stakes in Gorbachev's great gamble have never been so dramatically, vividly and even humorously portrayed. For if individualism and freedom can take root in Soviet society, the world will really have changed.

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Anthony Barnett (b. 1942) is an English writer and campaigner. He was a co-founder of openDemocracy in 2001.

Barnett was a student at Cambridge University, where he was active in the Labour Club, and lodged with Nicholas Kaldor.

A former member of the editorial committee of New Left Review, Barnett has written for the New Statesman, The Guardian and Prospect.