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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... Yeltsin was in no shape to give a speech . A quart and a half of Jack Daniel's stood empty on his bureau . " I'm ... Boris Yeltsin much more easily than to Gorbachev . Not for Yeltsin the years spent cramming information and applying the ...
... Yeltsin was in no shape to give a speech . A quart and a half of Jack Daniel's stood empty on his bureau . " I'm ... Boris Yeltsin much more easily than to Gorbachev . Not for Yeltsin the years spent cramming information and applying the ...
Page 356
... Boris Yeltsin . Head sunk in his hands , Gorbachev watched on 1 May 1990 from the balcony of the Russian parliament as Yeltsin won the presidency of Russia . On 8 June , Gorbachev nearly lost both his one - man rule and the Soviet Union .
... Boris Yeltsin . Head sunk in his hands , Gorbachev watched on 1 May 1990 from the balcony of the Russian parliament as Yeltsin won the presidency of Russia . On 8 June , Gorbachev nearly lost both his one - man rule and the Soviet Union .
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... Boris Yeltsin in Against the Grain . .. gutter language ” : Ibid . ... ... necessary " choices : Medvedev and Chiesa , Time of Change . let me back into politics " : Boris Yeltsin in Against the Grain . ... political adventurer ...
... Boris Yeltsin in Against the Grain . .. gutter language ” : Ibid . ... ... necessary " choices : Medvedev and Chiesa , Time of Change . let me back into politics " : Boris Yeltsin in Against the Grain . ... political adventurer ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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