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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Page 252
... Ligachev and the radical reformers represented by Boris Yeltsin . That August , Ligachev , the Party's number two man on the Politburo , called his own meeting of the leaders of the mass media and directors of the " creative unions " to ...
... Ligachev and the radical reformers represented by Boris Yeltsin . That August , Ligachev , the Party's number two man on the Politburo , called his own meeting of the leaders of the mass media and directors of the " creative unions " to ...
Page 277
... Ligachev , who chaired the Polit- buro meeting where the decision was taken and claims that Gorba- chev was consulted . Other , more personal , blows would be dealt Gorbachev at this first congress . He heard his wife derided as a ...
... Ligachev , who chaired the Polit- buro meeting where the decision was taken and claims that Gorba- chev was consulted . Other , more personal , blows would be dealt Gorbachev at this first congress . He heard his wife derided as a ...
Page 319
... Ligachev's last - ditch effort to bring down Gorbachev . Gorbachev must have been aware of his vulnerability : If he had attempted to get rid of Ligachev , the hard - liner with allegedly strong mafia connections might have accelerated ...
... Ligachev's last - ditch effort to bring down Gorbachev . Gorbachev must have been aware of his vulnerability : If he had attempted to get rid of Ligachev , the hard - liner with allegedly strong mafia connections might have accelerated ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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