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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Page 68
... Mikhailova carried herself like an aristocrat , which she was . Her mother's father had been a colonel in the czar's army who steadfastly refused to serve in the Red Army after the revolution , despite pressure from his family to earn ...
... Mikhailova carried herself like an aristocrat , which she was . Her mother's father had been a colonel in the czar's army who steadfastly refused to serve in the Red Army after the revolution , despite pressure from his family to earn ...
Page 127
... Mikhailova prophesied . M Gorbachev was in the habit of telephoning his first girl- friend from university days ... Mikhailova since 1955- twenty - three years . " I was the only person from our university group who had contacts with him ...
... Mikhailova prophesied . M Gorbachev was in the habit of telephoning his first girl- friend from university days ... Mikhailova since 1955- twenty - three years . " I was the only person from our university group who had contacts with him ...
Page 129
... Mikhailova letters and simple messages for holidays . Mikhailova's eyes sparkle and dimples dance in her cheeks as she talks nonstop about him , although she is demure in describing their long relationship . " His warm feeling for me ...
... Mikhailova letters and simple messages for holidays . Mikhailova's eyes sparkle and dimples dance in her cheeks as she talks nonstop about him , although she is demure in describing their long relationship . " His warm feeling for me ...
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