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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... Gorlov , a close family friend and Party official on the district Party Committee , who supervised the elder Gorbachev from after the war until his sudden death in February 1976 , " he was sometimes a little bit slow to grasp the ...
... Gorlov , a close family friend and Party official on the district Party Committee , who supervised the elder Gorbachev from after the war until his sudden death in February 1976 , " he was sometimes a little bit slow to grasp the ...
Page 91
... Gorlov , the same man who had smoothed his way into Moscow University , now a territorial Party Committee official , enabled Gorbachev to leave the prosecu- tor's office . " I recommended him as deputy head of the ideological section of ...
... Gorlov , the same man who had smoothed his way into Moscow University , now a territorial Party Committee official , enabled Gorbachev to leave the prosecu- tor's office . " I recommended him as deputy head of the ideological section of ...
Page 92
... Gorlov was watch- ing out for his old friend's son . Gorlov told me that he , along with two other local Party leaders , had recommended Misha for the position because it would put him under the tutelage and protection of the fastest ...
... Gorlov was watch- ing out for his old friend's son . Gorlov told me that he , along with two other local Party leaders , had recommended Misha for the position because it would put him under the tutelage and protection of the fastest ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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