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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... Komsomol - the nationwide Communist party youth or- ganization - when he was only fourteen . Just as Komsomol positions were the only leadership track in secondary school , Komsomol mem- bership was compulsory for anyone dreaming of a ...
... Komsomol - the nationwide Communist party youth or- ganization - when he was only fourteen . Just as Komsomol positions were the only leadership track in secondary school , Komsomol mem- bership was compulsory for anyone dreaming of a ...
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... Komsomol meeting by none other than Mikhail Sergeyevich . In short order Gorbachev was elevated to the very job his " friend " had been seeking - Komsomol organizer for his class . " Be careful of him , " a friend warned Lev Yudovich ...
... Komsomol meeting by none other than Mikhail Sergeyevich . In short order Gorbachev was elevated to the very job his " friend " had been seeking - Komsomol organizer for his class . " Be careful of him , " a friend warned Lev Yudovich ...
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... Komsomol leader for the whole territory . A photograph taken around that time shows Gorbachev standing on the street just outside the regional Party boss's residence between his four - year - old daughter and his mother . Little Irina ...
... Komsomol leader for the whole territory . A photograph taken around that time shows Gorbachev standing on the street just outside the regional Party boss's residence between his four - year - old daughter and his mother . Little Irina ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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