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 116
... Mikhail Sergeyevich . After all , Mikhail Sergeyevich was only in his early forties , a mere pup in the political chronology of a country where every mem- ber of the ruling Politburo was over seventy . But the young Gorba- chev knew how ...
... Mikhail Sergeyevich . After all , Mikhail Sergeyevich was only in his early forties , a mere pup in the political chronology of a country where every mem- ber of the ruling Politburo was over seventy . But the young Gorba- chev knew how ...
Page 117
... Mikhail Sergeyevich could always walk farther than me by three kilometers , and to a higher altitude . " From his son's descrip- tion , slightly tinged with jealousy , the elder Andropov seems almost to have put Mikhail Sergeyevich on a ...
... Mikhail Sergeyevich could always walk farther than me by three kilometers , and to a higher altitude . " From his son's descrip- tion , slightly tinged with jealousy , the elder Andropov seems almost to have put Mikhail Sergeyevich on a ...
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... Mikhail Gorbachev , who became the only link between the half - dead Andropov and the Party elite . " Mikhail Sergeyevich was at my father's bedside every day and actually running the economic affairs of the country , " says Igor An ...
... Mikhail Gorbachev , who became the only link between the half - dead Andropov and the Party elite . " Mikhail Sergeyevich was at my father's bedside every day and actually running the economic affairs of the country , " says Igor An ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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