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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The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev Gail Sheehy. shevik Revolution and is casting about ... Mikhail Gorbachev— and then Something Happened . I watched it happen ... Sergeyevich , the man , and the political story of the making of Gorba- chev ...
The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev Gail Sheehy. shevik Revolution and is casting about ... Mikhail Gorbachev— and then Something Happened . I watched it happen ... Sergeyevich , the man , and the political story of the making of Gorba- chev ...
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... Mikhail Sergeyevich . After all , Mikhail Sergeyevich was only in his early forties , a mere pup in the political chronology of a country where every mem- ber of the ruling Politburo was over seventy . But the young Gorba- chev knew how ...
... Mikhail Sergeyevich . After all , Mikhail Sergeyevich was only in his early forties , a mere pup in the political chronology of a country where every mem- ber of the ruling Politburo was over seventy . But the young Gorba- chev knew how ...
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... Mikhail Sergeyevich could always walk farther than me by three kilometers , and to a higher altitude . " From his son's descrip- tion , slightly tinged with jealousy , the elder Andropov seems almost to have put Mikhail Sergeyevich on a ...
... Mikhail Sergeyevich could always walk farther than me by three kilometers , and to a higher altitude . " From his son's descrip- tion , slightly tinged with jealousy , the elder Andropov seems almost to have put Mikhail Sergeyevich on a ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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