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 21
... looked like it belonged to a standard 1950s American apartment kitchenette . Oh , the room itself was cheerful enough . A large win- dow looked out on the twinkle of hundreds of equally brightly lit apartments in the block opposite . If ...
... looked like it belonged to a standard 1950s American apartment kitchenette . Oh , the room itself was cheerful enough . A large win- dow looked out on the twinkle of hundreds of equally brightly lit apartments in the block opposite . If ...
Page 135
... looked for men with curiosity and a love of learning like himself . Before becom- ing KGB chairman in 1967 , Andropov had attracted a circle of " con- sultants " which brought together some of the best and brightest in the Party ...
... looked for men with curiosity and a love of learning like himself . Before becom- ing KGB chairman in 1967 , Andropov had attracted a circle of " con- sultants " which brought together some of the best and brightest in the Party ...
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... looked upon as nothing short of insurrectionary in a Russia where wives , in history as well as now , routinely refer to their husbands as " masters . " One incident I witnessed while I was doing research in Stavropol has stayed with me ...
... looked upon as nothing short of insurrectionary in a Russia where wives , in history as well as now , routinely refer to their husbands as " masters . " One incident I witnessed while I was doing research in Stavropol has stayed with me ...
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