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 169
... Politburo members had voted against Gorbachev : Dmitry Ustinov and Andrei Gromyko . He'd worked to make sure that didn't happen again . He had focused on Gromyko , indulging the old man in his droning reminiscences at Politburo meetings ...
... Politburo members had voted against Gorbachev : Dmitry Ustinov and Andrei Gromyko . He'd worked to make sure that didn't happen again . He had focused on Gromyko , indulging the old man in his droning reminiscences at Politburo meetings ...
Page 231
... Politburo . Although the two men held completely opposing conceptions of socialism , each was expected to force himself to utter the ritual phrases about the unity of the Politburo . Together with Yakovlev and Shevardnadze this was ...
... Politburo . Although the two men held completely opposing conceptions of socialism , each was expected to force himself to utter the ritual phrases about the unity of the Politburo . Together with Yakovlev and Shevardnadze this was ...
Page 254
... Politburo stalwarts open- mouthed . But when he reappeared a half - hour later , he still had not composed himself . He let go with a tirade of resentment , revealing how stung and pained he had been by the attacks on him in recent ...
... Politburo stalwarts open- mouthed . But when he reappeared a half - hour later , he still had not composed himself . He let go with a tirade of resentment , revealing how stung and pained he had been by the attacks on him in recent ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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