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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... West than any previous Soviet leader . " I think he's very much like Peter the Great - the same desire to benefit from the West , to be part of the West , " observed the former American ambassador to Hungary . By 1985 , in the entire ...
... West than any previous Soviet leader . " I think he's very much like Peter the Great - the same desire to benefit from the West , to be part of the West , " observed the former American ambassador to Hungary . By 1985 , in the entire ...
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... West . " With an ironic smile he said , " This goes to say that Western political science and intelligence communities are doing a poor job . " As late as the spring of 1988 , at Columbia University , visiting political scientist Jan ...
... West . " With an ironic smile he said , " This goes to say that Western political science and intelligence communities are doing a poor job . " As late as the spring of 1988 , at Columbia University , visiting political scientist Jan ...
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... West that Gorbachev was going for , and he needed it fast . Living Off the West " Get the hay in the barn while you can " was the compatible attitude of Chancellor Helmut Kohl , who needed Gorbachev's help on unifi- cation . The West ...
... West that Gorbachev was going for , and he needed it fast . Living Off the West " Get the hay in the barn while you can " was the compatible attitude of Chancellor Helmut Kohl , who needed Gorbachev's help on unifi- cation . The West ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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