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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... face . Did he court her ? I ask . " He liked me . I knew that . " She smiles fetchingly and drops her violet - shadowed eyes over a long sip of tea . " But he wasn't my taste . I liked tall , thin , elegant men . He was short and fat ...
... face . Did he court her ? I ask . " He liked me . I knew that . " She smiles fetchingly and drops her violet - shadowed eyes over a long sip of tea . " But he wasn't my taste . I liked tall , thin , elegant men . He was short and fat ...
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The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev Gail Sheehy. their private carriage to face the " father - son " team on the cleared platform , Gorbachev gave an account of his territory's record har- vest . Brezhnev's face remained impassive . Two ...
The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev Gail Sheehy. their private carriage to face the " father - son " team on the cleared platform , Gorbachev gave an account of his territory's record har- vest . Brezhnev's face remained impassive . Two ...
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... face off Saddam Hussein . For a man of George Bush's generation , heroic conduct in war is still the noblest sport ... face to face , when the Soviet leader suggested during their 1990 summit in Washington that the United States was not ...
... face off Saddam Hussein . For a man of George Bush's generation , heroic conduct in war is still the noblest sport ... face to face , when the Soviet leader suggested during their 1990 summit in Washington that the United States was not ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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