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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... political campaign , much less face the test of an open election and a sophis- ticated free press corps in search of his " character . " I was interested in getting behind this carefully constructed facade to probe his personal ...
... political campaign , much less face the test of an open election and a sophis- ticated free press corps in search of his " character . " I was interested in getting behind this carefully constructed facade to probe his personal ...
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... political prisoners were freed.2 New " New Soviet Man " The release of Sakharov , together with Gorbachev's momentous de- cision to expose some of the worst horrors of Soviet history , initiated the campaign of democratization in ...
... political prisoners were freed.2 New " New Soviet Man " The release of Sakharov , together with Gorbachev's momentous de- cision to expose some of the worst horrors of Soviet history , initiated the campaign of democratization in ...
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... politicians seeking to protect their own scams were eager to render " mafia " as synonymous with " capitalist businessmen " or " co- op operators , " rather than to acknowledge what it really was - raw political corruption . I asked ...
... politicians seeking to protect their own scams were eager to render " mafia " as synonymous with " capitalist businessmen " or " co- op operators , " rather than to acknowledge what it really was - raw political corruption . I asked ...
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COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
III | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
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