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 162
... Thatcher steered Mr. Gorbachev toward the paneled drawing room , where a pair of armchairs had been pulled up before ... Thatcher's political style is not unlike Gorbachev's . She too had taught herself how to exercise power by playing ...
... Thatcher steered Mr. Gorbachev toward the paneled drawing room , where a pair of armchairs had been pulled up before ... Thatcher's political style is not unlike Gorbachev's . She too had taught herself how to exercise power by playing ...
Page 202
... Thatcher could sympathize . Instead of reading his briefing books in preparation for the 1983 economic summit in Williamsburg , Reagan had watched The Sound of Music on TV . Thatcher , who had been fully armed with figures , later ...
... Thatcher could sympathize . Instead of reading his briefing books in preparation for the 1983 economic summit in Williamsburg , Reagan had watched The Sound of Music on TV . Thatcher , who had been fully armed with figures , later ...
Page 214
... Thatcher's heavily padded shoulders to take shots at Bush for dragging his feet . By now the relationship between Gorbachev and Thatcher had become " passionate , " as spokesman Gennady Gerasimov described it , and each was increasingly ...
... Thatcher's heavily padded shoulders to take shots at Bush for dragging his feet . By now the relationship between Gorbachev and Thatcher had become " passionate , " as spokesman Gennady Gerasimov described it , and each was increasingly ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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