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 137
... believed he was in the ruling body of a superpower , " says Crystal . He was not in the least intimidated by the affluence of the United States . Why ? Because he believed down to the letter the editorials he read in the Party newspaper ...
... believed he was in the ruling body of a superpower , " says Crystal . He was not in the least intimidated by the affluence of the United States . Why ? Because he believed down to the letter the editorials he read in the Party newspaper ...
Page 282
... believed in that before . " Another unexpected eruption had been sparked at the first con- gress by historian Roy Medvedev , who attacked Soviet historiogra- phy's description of the " peaceful " incorporation of the Baltic States into ...
... believed in that before . " Another unexpected eruption had been sparked at the first con- gress by historian Roy Medvedev , who attacked Soviet historiogra- phy's description of the " peaceful " incorporation of the Baltic States into ...
Page 336
... believed in Stalin , and I believed in Khrushchev . I used to write letters to Khrushchev , and then he sent tanks to Tbilisi , and 150 students died , " he mused in an elegiac speech . To his bitter hard - line attack- ers , who ...
... believed in Stalin , and I believed in Khrushchev . I used to write letters to Khrushchev , and then he sent tanks to Tbilisi , and 150 students died , " he mused in an elegiac speech . To his bitter hard - line attack- ers , who ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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