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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... Privolnoye " and chances are he'll say , " What's that ? " Privolnoye means “ vast- ness " or " free " and was the name given to the village where Gorba- chev's great - grandparents settled . The family first came there from the Ukraine ...
... Privolnoye " and chances are he'll say , " What's that ? " Privolnoye means “ vast- ness " or " free " and was the name given to the village where Gorba- chev's great - grandparents settled . The family first came there from the Ukraine ...
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... Privolnoye residents say they don't remember any killing , rivers in the North Caucasus were filled with bloated bodies . Terror and lawlessness racked the rural life of the Caucasus all through the thirties . So the Gopkalo side of the ...
... Privolnoye residents say they don't remember any killing , rivers in the North Caucasus were filled with bloated bodies . Terror and lawlessness racked the rural life of the Caucasus all through the thirties . So the Gopkalo side of the ...
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... Privolnoye had been reduced to a reservation of women , children , and pigs . Combat did not spread as far as Privolnoye . " The Germans came like a wave , " describes Gorlov . " They took a census of how many people lived here , then a ...
... Privolnoye had been reduced to a reservation of women , children , and pigs . Combat did not spread as far as Privolnoye . " The Germans came like a wave , " describes Gorlov . " They took a census of how many people lived here , then a ...
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COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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