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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... Gorba- chev's challenge . I see Gorbachev as having already lived at least five lives . The structure of this book ... Gorba- chev ? And so , this book is an X ray of history - some of which I wit- nessed up close . It is the human story ...
... Gorba- chev's challenge . I see Gorbachev as having already lived at least five lives . The structure of this book ... Gorba- chev ? And so , this book is an X ray of history - some of which I wit- nessed up close . It is the human story ...
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... Gorba- chev at the end of 1988. More and more , one heard from progressives that Gorbachev must be bolder , that he could not continue trying to please both sides simultaneously - the Party establishment and the people . " You can't ...
... Gorba- chev at the end of 1988. More and more , one heard from progressives that Gorbachev must be bolder , that he could not continue trying to please both sides simultaneously - the Party establishment and the people . " You can't ...
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... Gorba- chev has transformed the world , yet has hesitated at the brink of his own radical transformation - one that would enable him to see to completion the revolution he so thrillingly began . Drawing on a year of research in the ...
... Gorba- chev has transformed the world , yet has hesitated at the brink of his own radical transformation - one that would enable him to see to completion the revolution he so thrillingly began . Drawing on a year of research in the ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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