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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... Soviet Union preached greater trust but packed its embassies with KGB agents . " Do you really think we are such simpletons ? " he demanded . He told the Canadians they were prisoners of the " spy mania " that America was whipping up ...
... Soviet Union preached greater trust but packed its embassies with KGB agents . " Do you really think we are such simpletons ? " he demanded . He told the Canadians they were prisoners of the " spy mania " that America was whipping up ...
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... Soviet military was in progressive danger of being left behind . In the West , breakthroughs in computer technol ... Union economically ... [ and ] impose hardships of all kinds on the Soviet leadership to foil its plans , including ...
... Soviet military was in progressive danger of being left behind . In the West , breakthroughs in computer technol ... Union economically ... [ and ] impose hardships of all kinds on the Soviet leadership to foil its plans , including ...
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... Soviet Union and the United States has always had something of a Romeo and Juliet quality ; time and again the two powers have become infatuated with each other , until , precipitously , some breach of faith produces injured pride ...
... Soviet Union and the United States has always had something of a Romeo and Juliet quality ; time and again the two powers have become infatuated with each other , until , precipitously , some breach of faith produces injured pride ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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