The Man who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev's influence on recent events in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the entire world is nothing short of astounding. But, until now, very little has been known about Gorbachev the man. Gail Sheehy presents the most intimate, comprehensive, and lively account ever published about this intriguing world figure. 16 pages of halftones. |
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... Kremlin inner circle . He showed respect and sub- mission when Kulakov threw his authoritarian weight around and ignored the fact that the man was a wild and heavy drinker , even though , says one coworker , " Mikhail Sergeyevich didn't ...
... Kremlin inner circle . He showed respect and sub- mission when Kulakov threw his authoritarian weight around and ignored the fact that the man was a wild and heavy drinker , even though , says one coworker , " Mikhail Sergeyevich didn't ...
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... Kremlin connections " they are called , those circles of ever - increas- ing exclusivity that constitute the Moscow Establishment . Three cir- cles down from the top leaders , according to senior Soviet journalist Dmitry Golovanov , is ...
... Kremlin connections " they are called , those circles of ever - increas- ing exclusivity that constitute the Moscow Establishment . Three cir- cles down from the top leaders , according to senior Soviet journalist Dmitry Golovanov , is ...
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... Kremlin . Thatcher roundly dismissed : Sources close to the prime minister . 202 " ... in the eyes of world public opinion ? " : Ambassador Bassiouny interviewed by authors Dusko Doder and Louise Branson in Heretic in the Kremlin . " He ...
... Kremlin . Thatcher roundly dismissed : Sources close to the prime minister . 202 " ... in the eyes of world public opinion ? " : Ambassador Bassiouny interviewed by authors Dusko Doder and Louise Branson in Heretic in the Kremlin . " He ...
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