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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... things as they are , there must be a better way ! " He was a male child , a robust and energetic male child , and as such , prized beyond any possession . War was sapping the lifeblood of Soviet society to a degree unimaginable in ...
... things as they are , there must be a better way ! " He was a male child , a robust and energetic male child , and as such , prized beyond any possession . War was sapping the lifeblood of Soviet society to a degree unimaginable in ...
Page 113
... things . But to say that one leader brings to another leader always bribes , is to put a very cheerless perspective on things . " Mark Palmer was less limited in what he could say . " What you're measured by is whether you're good at ...
... things . But to say that one leader brings to another leader always bribes , is to put a very cheerless perspective on things . " Mark Palmer was less limited in what he could say . " What you're measured by is whether you're good at ...
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... things getting worse . It was suspiciously coincidental that six weeks after Gorbachev finally brought down the Stalinist Ligachev and his " mafia " at the midsummer Party congress , ousting Ligachev from the new diluted Politburo , the ...
... things getting worse . It was suspiciously coincidental that six weeks after Gorbachev finally brought down the Stalinist Ligachev and his " mafia " at the midsummer Party congress , ousting Ligachev from the new diluted Politburo , the ...
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