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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... asking me for a brand ? If I could just get a bottle of any water that doesn't turn brown when it comes out of the tap , I'd be happy . " That night he'd have six bottles of prized Narzan water in my refrigerator . He always asked to be ...
... asking me for a brand ? If I could just get a bottle of any water that doesn't turn brown when it comes out of the tap , I'd be happy . " That night he'd have six bottles of prized Narzan water in my refrigerator . He always asked to be ...
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... asked me to come over on a Saturday morning to talk , " Dobrynin related , still some- what dazed . " We talked for four or five hours straight - he asked me over a hundred questions about the United States and the rest of the world ...
... asked me to come over on a Saturday morning to talk , " Dobrynin related , still some- what dazed . " We talked for four or five hours straight - he asked me over a hundred questions about the United States and the rest of the world ...
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... asked what they meant by " mafia , " told me , " Maybe the same as your businessmen in the United States . " Reac- tionary politicians seeking to protect their own scams were eager to render " mafia " as synonymous with " capitalist ...
... asked what they meant by " mafia , " told me , " Maybe the same as your businessmen in the United States . " Reac- tionary politicians seeking to protect their own scams were eager to render " mafia " as synonymous with " capitalist ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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