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 leader up close at the first Washington summit . " It's as though his temperature is a little higher than normal , and he's running a little faster than anybody else . " Mark Palmer , who as the former senior Soviet analyst for ...
... Soviet leader up close at the first Washington summit . " It's as though his temperature is a little higher than normal , and he's running a little faster than anybody else . " Mark Palmer , who as the former senior Soviet analyst for ...
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... Soviet leadership , past or present , with the exception of Foreign Minister Gromyko , but his contacts had been with frater- nal Communist parties rather than Western government leaders . In candid discussions with members of the ...
... Soviet leadership , past or present , with the exception of Foreign Minister Gromyko , but his contacts had been with frater- nal Communist parties rather than Western government leaders . In candid discussions with members of the ...
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... president had caught the fervor for global change . Bush and Gorbachev had gotten off to a rocky start on their relationship back in late 1988 , when the president - elect took a high - handed tone with the Soviet leader . During a ...
... president had caught the fervor for global change . Bush and Gorbachev had gotten off to a rocky start on their relationship back in late 1988 , when the president - elect took a high - handed tone with the Soviet leader . During a ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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