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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... called NKVD or secret police ) was at its peak . Again he enjoyed rapid advancement between 1967 and 1969 , when the KGB was under the supervision of his patron Andropov and regained great power . Yuri Andropov had a strong motive to ...
... called NKVD or secret police ) was at its peak . Again he enjoyed rapid advancement between 1967 and 1969 , when the KGB was under the supervision of his patron Andropov and regained great power . Yuri Andropov had a strong motive to ...
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... called . His constant references to a " common European home " left out something that could hardly be ignored in the East- the fate of the vast central Asian republics , all five of them , and the three republics in the Caucasus region ...
... called . His constant references to a " common European home " left out something that could hardly be ignored in the East- the fate of the vast central Asian republics , all five of them , and the three republics in the Caucasus region ...
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... called them . Losing his temper repeatedly in public , lashing out at the progressives who thought they were on his side , lurching from contradiction to contradiction , his behavior all that fall and winter suggested an emotional ...
... called them . Losing his temper repeatedly in public , lashing out at the progressives who thought they were on his side , lurching from contradiction to contradiction , his behavior all that fall and winter suggested an emotional ...
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