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 82
... Stalin was dead . A shudder moved across the land , people trembled at the impos- sible thought of going on without the omnipotent leader . Stalin made the day begin , Stalin made everyone work at night because he worked at night , Stalin ...
... Stalin was dead . A shudder moved across the land , people trembled at the impos- sible thought of going on without the omnipotent leader . Stalin made the day begin , Stalin made everyone work at night because he worked at night , Stalin ...
Page 83
... Stalin's life could have been extended by one day , I would have given away all of my blood , drop by drop . " Mikhailova recalls the mood of the times . " Each of us would have done the same . We worshiped Stalin as a god , an icon . I ...
... Stalin's life could have been extended by one day , I would have given away all of my blood , drop by drop . " Mikhailova recalls the mood of the times . " Each of us would have done the same . We worshiped Stalin as a god , an icon . I ...
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... Stalin did was to destroy agriculture and thus destroy the economy . We lost seventy million people in the last ... Stalin's repressions - but the most horrible losses were psychological and moral . One man did the thinking for everybody ...
... Stalin did was to destroy agriculture and thus destroy the economy . We lost seventy million people in the last ... Stalin's repressions - but the most horrible losses were psychological and moral . One man did the thinking for everybody ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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