Zhores Medvedev

Zhores Medvedev (1925—2018) was a Russian agronomist, biologist, historian, and dissident. He was the author of numerous books including Nuclear Disaster in the Urals, Legacy of Chernobyl, and Khrushchev: The Years in Power.

Zhores Medvedev

Zhores Medvedev (1925—2018) was a Russian agronomist, biologist, historian, and dissident. He was the author of numerous books including Nuclear Disaster in the Urals, Legacy of Chernobyl, and Khrushchev: The Years in Power.

Books by Zhores Medvedev

  • Khrushchev: The Years in Power

    Roy A. Medvedev, Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 1978

    A unique view of the Khrushchev period as seen by two prominent Soviet dissidents.
  • A Question of Madness

    Zhores Medvedev, Roy A. Medvedev

    Paperback, 2008

  • Nuclear Disaster in the Urals

    Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 2008

  • Soviet Agriculture

    Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 2021

    The first comprehensive analysis of Soviet agriculture from its historic origins to the present, explaining why collectivization failed and why contemporary methods are inefficient. Medvedev, a...
  • Gorbachev

    Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 1987

    “A richly instructive exercise in the craft of Kremlinology . . . . Fascinating.” —Serge Schmemann, New York Times Book Review
  • The Legacy of Chernobyl

    Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 1992

    "A damning history of the Chernobyl affair, from its origins in the plant's primitive design and careless management to the economic and political crisis the accident precipitated." —Clenn Garelik,...
  • Soviet Science

    Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 1978

  • Soviet Psychoprisons

    Harvey Fireside, Zhores Medvedev

    Paperback, 1982