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 94
... Kulakov gave him the added responsibility of attracting talented people to join the Party cadres . It was plain that Gorbachev had become a member of his boss's clan . " Kulakov was his teacher , " says Gorlov , " and Gorba- chev took ...
... Kulakov gave him the added responsibility of attracting talented people to join the Party cadres . It was plain that Gorbachev had become a member of his boss's clan . " Kulakov was his teacher , " says Gorlov , " and Gorba- chev took ...
Page 121
... Kulakov pulling the strings from Mos- cow , and Gorbachev the popular boss back in the region , they pro- duced a successful computer model for harvesting which received praise and publicity in Pravda . Kulakov was decorated with the ...
... Kulakov pulling the strings from Mos- cow , and Gorbachev the popular boss back in the region , they pro- duced a successful computer model for harvesting which received praise and publicity in Pravda . Kulakov was decorated with the ...
Page 122
... KULAKOV LEAVES A VACUUM IN THE SOVIET LEADERSHIP , read the headlines in the Western press on 18 July 1978. The brief report in Pravda , the official Party newspaper , aroused much suspicion . Kulakov was said to have died very ...
... KULAKOV LEAVES A VACUUM IN THE SOVIET LEADERSHIP , read the headlines in the Western press on 18 July 1978. The brief report in Pravda , the official Party newspaper , aroused much suspicion . Kulakov was said to have died very ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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