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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... Bush's generation , heroic conduct in war is still the noblest sport the world affords , as I discovered when I interviewed Bush during the 1988 presidential campaign . He admit- ted , " I get in trouble with my mother if I talk about ...
... Bush's generation , heroic conduct in war is still the noblest sport the world affords , as I discovered when I interviewed Bush during the 1988 presidential campaign . He admit- ted , " I get in trouble with my mother if I talk about ...
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... Bush , it seemed that even the cautious American president had caught the fervor for global change . Bush and Gorbachev had gotten off to a rocky start on their relationship back in late 1988 , when the president - elect took a high ...
... Bush , it seemed that even the cautious American president had caught the fervor for global change . Bush and Gorbachev had gotten off to a rocky start on their relationship back in late 1988 , when the president - elect took a high ...
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... Bush patiently explained to Mrs. Gorbachev how mortgages work . The farther away from Moscow Gorbachev got , the ... Bush's spokesman , Marlin Fitzwater , were " casual and lively " and often spliced with laughter . It was , he said , a ...
... Bush patiently explained to Mrs. Gorbachev how mortgages work . The farther away from Moscow Gorbachev got , the ... Bush's spokesman , Marlin Fitzwater , were " casual and lively " and often spliced with laughter . It was , he said , a ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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