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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... gave me another entrée , and so it went . Ultimately , I was able to interview all six of Gorbachev's closest friends from his university days . Usually Russians and Americans get on quickly and well . At first , I was constantly ...
... gave me another entrée , and so it went . Ultimately , I was able to interview all six of Gorbachev's closest friends from his university days . Usually Russians and Americans get on quickly and well . At first , I was constantly ...
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... gave Gorbachev's generation its nickname : the Shestdesyatniki , or Sixtiers . For Gorbachev , there was also a personal catharsis of the family shame he had carried secretly since 1937 , although it still was not possible for him to ...
... gave Gorbachev's generation its nickname : the Shestdesyatniki , or Sixtiers . For Gorbachev , there was also a personal catharsis of the family shame he had carried secretly since 1937 , although it still was not possible for him to ...
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... gave the command to shoot down the Korean passenger airliner in September 1983 , killing 269 civilians . 1. The CIA , one of whose main missions is to gather and analyze data on the economic and military might of the Soviet Union , kept ...
... gave the command to shoot down the Korean passenger airliner in September 1983 , killing 269 civilians . 1. The CIA , one of whose main missions is to gather and analyze data on the economic and military might of the Soviet Union , kept ...
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