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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... Communist party . In 1952 , in a country of 184,800,000 people , only 6,882,145 were Party members . And the Party hierarchy is a very closed world , difficult , almost impossible to enter except through one's parents or grandparents or ...
... Communist party . In 1952 , in a country of 184,800,000 people , only 6,882,145 were Party members . And the Party hierarchy is a very closed world , difficult , almost impossible to enter except through one's parents or grandparents or ...
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... Communist party of Italy . Suslov must have waved his magic wand , for suddenly the young Secretary Gorbachev turned ... communist cooperatives of Bologna . “ Raisa and Mikhail were very impressed with Italian culture and particularly ...
... Communist party of Italy . Suslov must have waved his magic wand , for suddenly the young Secretary Gorbachev turned ... communist cooperatives of Bologna . “ Raisa and Mikhail were very impressed with Italian culture and particularly ...
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... Party hard - liners that they must change . Announcements , tan- tamount to a massive ad campaign , were played on ... [ Communist Party of the Soviet Union ] naturally intends to fight for a position of being a ruling Party , but it ...
... Party hard - liners that they must change . Announcements , tan- tamount to a massive ad campaign , were played on ... [ Communist Party of the Soviet Union ] naturally intends to fight for a position of being a ruling Party , but it ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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