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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... Alexander Yakovlev . " In 1985 we looked around ourselves in a civilized manner , without any prejudice , and we began to speak of general human values as opposed to class interests . " Thus were Gorbachev and Yakovlev in their earliest ...
... Alexander Yakovlev . " In 1985 we looked around ourselves in a civilized manner , without any prejudice , and we began to speak of general human values as opposed to class interests . " Thus were Gorbachev and Yakovlev in their earliest ...
Page 233
... Alexander Yakovlev . " All your life you have been fighting for cleanliness , here , take the broom and do it your- self , " Yakovlev coaxed . The writer says he refused once more . Only when he was called before the secretariat of the ...
... Alexander Yakovlev . " All your life you have been fighting for cleanliness , here , take the broom and do it your- self , " Yakovlev coaxed . The writer says he refused once more . Only when he was called before the secretariat of the ...
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... Alexander Zinoviev . 305 " ... black is black " : Alexander Yakovlev on Radio Moscow , 7 February 1990 . 307 " concentrate power " : Ibid . “ . . . among intellectuals " : Quentin Peel in the Financial Times , 13 December 1990 . 309 ...
... Alexander Zinoviev . 305 " ... black is black " : Alexander Yakovlev on Radio Moscow , 7 February 1990 . 307 " concentrate power " : Ibid . “ . . . among intellectuals " : Quentin Peel in the Financial Times , 13 December 1990 . 309 ...
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COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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