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 174
In his place he put Eduard Shevardnadze, a former territorial Party boss from the
republic of Georgia with a bland, hangdog face. Gorbachev and Shevardnadze
had a close friendship dating back to the days when they met as teenage activists
...
In his place he put Eduard Shevardnadze, a former territorial Party boss from the
republic of Georgia with a bland, hangdog face. Gorbachev and Shevardnadze
had a close friendship dating back to the days when they met as teenage activists
...
Page 175
Where the "Grim Grom," Gromyko, had been known in the West as "Mr. Nyet,"
Shevardnadze made it his business to be "Mr. Da." Western officials delighted in
his satiric southern humor, and his personal modesty and integrity earned much ...
Where the "Grim Grom," Gromyko, had been known in the West as "Mr. Nyet,"
Shevardnadze made it his business to be "Mr. Da." Western officials delighted in
his satiric southern humor, and his personal modesty and integrity earned much ...
Page 224
"Yes, we predicted all the events in Eastern Europe," Foreign Minister
Shevardnadze would later acknowledge. He and Gorbachev and Yakovlev may
have made the same argument inside the Politburo back in 1988 that
Shevardnadze ...
"Yes, we predicted all the events in Eastern Europe," Foreign Minister
Shevardnadze would later acknowledge. He and Gorbachev and Yakovlev may
have made the same argument inside the Politburo back in 1988 that
Shevardnadze ...
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Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
Kulak Mania | 35 |
Living with Contradiction | 41 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Man Who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev |
| Author | Gail Sheehy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0060165472, 9780060165475 |
| Length | 401 pages |
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