The Man who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. GorbachevThe human story of an inner struggle, a struggle that is the culmination of the series of lives Gorbachev has led throughout his career. Presents the first full-scale portrait of this unique figure. |
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Page 134
... American economy , while the share of the Soviet GNP earmarked for the arms race had mushroomed to an insupportable ... American timetable for amortization , which was helping the American economy to leap ahead . But the political ...
... American economy , while the share of the Soviet GNP earmarked for the arms race had mushroomed to an insupportable ... American timetable for amortization , which was helping the American economy to leap ahead . But the political ...
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... American in 1980. John Crystal , a Sioux City , Iowa , agribusinessman and banker , was invited to the Soviet Union because he was the nephew of Roswell Garst ( Khrushchev's idea of Mr. America , the one businessman the Soviets could ...
... American in 1980. John Crystal , a Sioux City , Iowa , agribusinessman and banker , was invited to the Soviet Union because he was the nephew of Roswell Garst ( Khrushchev's idea of Mr. America , the one businessman the Soviets could ...
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... American diplomat and introduce him for the first time . According to Yakovlev's account , the scorching exchange went like this : Said the American , " So , you are the ambassador of the country that is divided into concentration camps ...
... American diplomat and introduce him for the first time . According to Yakovlev's account , the scorching exchange went like this : Said the American , " So , you are the ambassador of the country that is divided into concentration camps ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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