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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... cossack rhymes of his youth , and in the recollections of his childhood friends is evidence that he identi- fied strongly with the romantic cossack ideal . " He always wore a military cossack - style hat , " is one of the sharp- est ...
... cossack rhymes of his youth , and in the recollections of his childhood friends is evidence that he identi- fied strongly with the romantic cossack ideal . " He always wore a military cossack - style hat , " is one of the sharp- est ...
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... cossacks should be healthy and strong . " They march up hills of grain , literal hills , and merrily shovel the stuff in unison while a line of cossack men watch the abundant pellets gush from the harvester - it's a Rockette line ...
... cossacks should be healthy and strong . " They march up hills of grain , literal hills , and merrily shovel the stuff in unison while a line of cossack men watch the abundant pellets gush from the harvester - it's a Rockette line ...
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... cossacks , very macho , come galloping up to cut off the truck- load of fair maidens . They jump off their horses and swagger over in their high boots and rakishly cocked cossack caps : " We bachelors are seeking something we haven't ...
... cossacks , very macho , come galloping up to cut off the truck- load of fair maidens . They jump off their horses and swagger over in their high boots and rakishly cocked cossack caps : " We bachelors are seeking something we haven't ...
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COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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