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 76
... hand he seemed , in private , to be entirely open to seeing the evils of communism as they translated into everyday Rus- sian life . On the other hand , he gave every sign of being a sincere and true believer , as evidenced in his hard ...
... hand he seemed , in private , to be entirely open to seeing the evils of communism as they translated into everyday Rus- sian life . On the other hand , he gave every sign of being a sincere and true believer , as evidenced in his hard ...
Page 215
... hand to greet the visitor . Then , after three hours of talks , the Soviet leader matched Baker's nonchalance by announcing , almost casually , that the next morning he would declare a unilateral with- drawal of five hundred short ...
... hand to greet the visitor . Then , after three hours of talks , the Soviet leader matched Baker's nonchalance by announcing , almost casually , that the next morning he would declare a unilateral with- drawal of five hundred short ...
Page 335
... hand in glove with the KGB . Having helped create the monster , Gorbachev couldn't see how he could leave its destructive power to anyone else . Were Gorbachev and Yakovlev both still communists ? " Communists , that's a title , " he ...
... hand in glove with the KGB . Having helped create the monster , Gorbachev couldn't see how he could leave its destructive power to anyone else . Were Gorbachev and Yakovlev both still communists ? " Communists , that's a title , " he ...
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