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 78
... Gorbachev being angry in any sense . " He always held in his feelings , " says Kolchanov . " He never lost control . Never . " Well , once . Fatefully . Over a girl named Raisa Maximovna Tito- renko . Falling in Love with a Prestige ...
... Gorbachev being angry in any sense . " He always held in his feelings , " says Kolchanov . " He never lost control . Never . " Well , once . Fatefully . Over a girl named Raisa Maximovna Tito- renko . Falling in Love with a Prestige ...
Page 97
... Raisa an early practitioner of glasnost . ( Gorbachev's first recorded use of the term occurred in 1971 , when he ... Raisa would also prove to be a prophet of perestroika . The field of sociology had been crippled by the same anti ...
... Raisa an early practitioner of glasnost . ( Gorbachev's first recorded use of the term occurred in 1971 , when he ... Raisa would also prove to be a prophet of perestroika . The field of sociology had been crippled by the same anti ...
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... Gorbachev , " she later informed us in her book , by then free to claim credit for changing her husband's mind about Gorbachev and the evil empire . Raisa Gorbachev also sees herself as a partner in power with her husband , and she does ...
... Gorbachev , " she later informed us in her book , by then free to claim credit for changing her husband's mind about Gorbachev and the evil empire . Raisa Gorbachev also sees herself as a partner in power with her husband , and she does ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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