George Breslauer's research focuses on the analysis and evaluation of leadership strategies by M.S. Gorbachev and B.N. Yeltsin. Yeltsin. The author shows that both Gorbachev and Yeltsin demonstrated that they were people capable of transforming the Soviet system from the inside and in relation to the external environment, providing support for their policies, winning control from their political opponents and effectively solving Soviet problems. The book is a significant contribution to the study of various issues related to political leadership.