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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... ideas nurtured by Brezhnev , Andropov , and even Cher- nenko , he cast the USSR as the peace - lover forced just to ... idea had already formed of a dialogue between the two superpowers on an equal basis , and that this dialogue was ...
... ideas nurtured by Brezhnev , Andropov , and even Cher- nenko , he cast the USSR as the peace - lover forced just to ... idea had already formed of a dialogue between the two superpowers on an equal basis , and that this dialogue was ...
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... idea . " That April , at a meeting of the Central Committee , Gorbachev discussed for the first time the idea of perestroika . As if still speaking with Andropov's voice , he told the committee that the entire econ- omy would have to be ...
... idea . " That April , at a meeting of the Central Committee , Gorbachev discussed for the first time the idea of perestroika . As if still speaking with Andropov's voice , he told the committee that the entire econ- omy would have to be ...
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... idea had pleased no important group in the population - yet Gorbachev singled them out for abuse . " I know there ... idea ... to prove that nothing is plotted for someone , that I should withdraw my candidacy . I'm sharing with you ...
... idea had pleased no important group in the population - yet Gorbachev singled them out for abuse . " I know there ... idea ... to prove that nothing is plotted for someone , that I should withdraw my candidacy . I'm sharing with you ...
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