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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... Ibid . 66 66 · never stopped talking ” : Ibid . ... instead of destroying things " : Gorbachev : An Intimate Biography . 196 " choking on the endless discussions " : Jerry Hough and Merle Fainsod , How the Soviet Union Is Governed ...
... Ibid . 66 66 · never stopped talking ” : Ibid . ... instead of destroying things " : Gorbachev : An Intimate Biography . 196 " choking on the endless discussions " : Jerry Hough and Merle Fainsod , How the Soviet Union Is Governed ...
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... Ibid . superseded both nations ' links : Ibid . " Yes , we predicted all the events " : Eduard Shevardnadze at Party Congress , 4 July 1990 . 225 ... a $ 3 - billion down payment : Serge Schmemann in the New York Times , 16 July 1990 ...
... Ibid . superseded both nations ' links : Ibid . " Yes , we predicted all the events " : Eduard Shevardnadze at Party Congress , 4 July 1990 . 225 ... a $ 3 - billion down payment : Serge Schmemann in the New York Times , 16 July 1990 ...
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... Ibid . 351 " He didn't hug or kiss me ” : Author's interview with Nadezhda Mi- khailova , July 1990 . ... not seen ... Ibid . 353 " stain of injustice " : David Remnick in the Washington Post , 12 August 1990 . " ... organically included ...
... Ibid . 351 " He didn't hug or kiss me ” : Author's interview with Nadezhda Mi- khailova , July 1990 . ... not seen ... Ibid . 353 " stain of injustice " : David Remnick in the Washington Post , 12 August 1990 . " ... organically included ...
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COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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