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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... Privolnoye " and chances are he'll say , " What's that ? " Privolnoye means " vast- ness " or " free " and was the name given to the village where Gorba- chev's great - grandparents settled . The family first came there from the Ukraine ...
... Privolnoye " and chances are he'll say , " What's that ? " Privolnoye means " vast- ness " or " free " and was the name given to the village where Gorba- chev's great - grandparents settled . The family first came there from the Ukraine ...
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... Privolnoye residents say they don't remember any killing , rivers in the North Caucasus were filled with bloated bodies . Terror and lawlessness racked the rural life of the Caucasus all through the thirties . So the Gopkalo side of the ...
... Privolnoye residents say they don't remember any killing , rivers in the North Caucasus were filled with bloated bodies . Terror and lawlessness racked the rural life of the Caucasus all through the thirties . So the Gopkalo side of the ...
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... Privolnoye had been reduced to a reservation of women , children , and pigs . Combat did not spread as far as Privolnoye . " The Germans came like a wave , " describes Gorlov . " They took a census of how many people lived here , then a ...
... Privolnoye had been reduced to a reservation of women , children , and pigs . Combat did not spread as far as Privolnoye . " The Germans came like a wave , " describes Gorlov . " They took a census of how many people lived here , then a ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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