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 85
... believed that the Cold War could turn into a hot war . We saw the cause for this danger in the West , because of the monopoly by the United States on the atom bomb until 1949. " Satisfying military service with a one - month military ...
... believed that the Cold War could turn into a hot war . We saw the cause for this danger in the West , because of the monopoly by the United States on the atom bomb until 1949. " Satisfying military service with a one - month military ...
Page 137
... believed he was in the ruling body of a superpower , " says Crystal . He was not in the least intimidated by the affluence of the United States . Why ? Because he believed down to the letter the editorials he read in the Party newspaper ...
... believed he was in the ruling body of a superpower , " says Crystal . He was not in the least intimidated by the affluence of the United States . Why ? Because he believed down to the letter the editorials he read in the Party newspaper ...
Page 336
... believed in Stalin , and I believed in Khrushchev . I used to write letters to Khrushchev , and then he sent tanks to Tbilisi , and 150 students died , " he mused in an elegiac speech . To his bitter hard - line attack- ers , who ...
... believed in Stalin , and I believed in Khrushchev . I used to write letters to Khrushchev , and then he sent tanks to Tbilisi , and 150 students died , " he mused in an elegiac speech . To his bitter hard - line attack- ers , who ...
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