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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... agriculture secretary was able to pass a remarkable resolution that removed some of the limits on collective farmers ' small independent farming operations . Most radical of all , the resolu- tion provided for the selling of vegetables ...
... agriculture secretary was able to pass a remarkable resolution that removed some of the limits on collective farmers ' small independent farming operations . Most radical of all , the resolu- tion provided for the selling of vegetables ...
Page 138
... agriculture secretary did make one last attempt to persuade the Politburo elders to embrace the dreaded zveno system , but as soon as he ran into political resistance , he pulled back and reversed himself . It had become a pattern ...
... agriculture secretary did make one last attempt to persuade the Politburo elders to embrace the dreaded zveno system , but as soon as he ran into political resistance , he pulled back and reversed himself . It had become a pattern ...
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... agriculture , Gorbachev offered the chairman a heavy investment scheme for rescuing agriculture through even greater central control . But no sooner had he offered the plan than he began backing away from it . Writing in Kommunist he ...
... agriculture , Gorbachev offered the chairman a heavy investment scheme for rescuing agriculture through even greater central control . But no sooner had he offered the plan than he began backing away from it . Writing in Kommunist he ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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