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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... Perestroika , but Bessie convinced him to drop the " our " and write in a more individual voice . In thinking out and writing the book ( with the help of Ivan Frolov and other aides ) , Gorbachev meant to set in motion the destruction ...
... Perestroika , but Bessie convinced him to drop the " our " and write in a more individual voice . In thinking out and writing the book ( with the help of Ivan Frolov and other aides ) , Gorbachev meant to set in motion the destruction ...
Page 250
... perestroika at home was a dream of an entirely new social contract between leader and led : Not by order or force but by consultation , he and his people would move through an orderly progression of stages to achieve full " democracy ...
... perestroika at home was a dream of an entirely new social contract between leader and led : Not by order or force but by consultation , he and his people would move through an orderly progression of stages to achieve full " democracy ...
Page 374
... Perestroika . 204 ... fight Hitler “ single - handed " : Perestroika and sources close to Prime Minister Thatcher . " Who handed over Czechoslovakia " : Mikhail Gorbachev in Pere- stroika . Nose to nose : Chris Ogden in Maggie ...
... Perestroika . 204 ... fight Hitler “ single - handed " : Perestroika and sources close to Prime Minister Thatcher . " Who handed over Czechoslovakia " : Mikhail Gorbachev in Pere- stroika . Nose to nose : Chris Ogden in Maggie ...
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