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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... agriculture secretary was able to pass a remarkable resolution that removed some of the limits on collective farmers ' small independent farming operations . Most radical of all , the resolu- tion provided for the selling of vegetables ...
... agriculture secretary was able to pass a remarkable resolution that removed some of the limits on collective farmers ' small independent farming operations . Most radical of all , the resolu- tion provided for the selling of vegetables ...
Page 138
... agriculture secretary did make one last attempt to persuade the Politburo elders to embrace the dreaded zveno system , but as soon as he ran into political resistance , he pulled back and reversed himself . It had become a pattern ...
... agriculture secretary did make one last attempt to persuade the Politburo elders to embrace the dreaded zveno system , but as soon as he ran into political resistance , he pulled back and reversed himself . It had become a pattern ...
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... agriculture , Gorbachev offered the chairman a heavy investment scheme for rescuing agriculture through even greater central control . But no sooner had he offered the plan than he began backing away from it . Writing in Kommunist he ...
... agriculture , Gorbachev offered the chairman a heavy investment scheme for rescuing agriculture through even greater central control . But no sooner had he offered the plan than he began backing away from it . Writing in Kommunist he ...
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