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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... cossack rhymes of his youth , and in the recollections of his childhood friends is evidence that he identi- fied strongly with the romantic cossack ideal . " He always wore a military cossack - style hat , " is one of the sharp- est ...
... cossack rhymes of his youth , and in the recollections of his childhood friends is evidence that he identi- fied strongly with the romantic cossack ideal . " He always wore a military cossack - style hat , " is one of the sharp- est ...
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... cossacks should be healthy and strong . " They march up hills of grain , literal hills , and merrily shovel the stuff in unison while a line of cossack men watch the abundant pellets gush from the harvester - it's a Rockette line ...
... cossacks should be healthy and strong . " They march up hills of grain , literal hills , and merrily shovel the stuff in unison while a line of cossack men watch the abundant pellets gush from the harvester - it's a Rockette line ...
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... cossacks , very macho , come galloping up to cut off the truck- load of fair maidens . They jump off their horses and swagger over in their high boots and rakishly cocked cossack caps : " We bachelors are seeking something we haven't ...
... cossacks , very macho , come galloping up to cut off the truck- load of fair maidens . They jump off their horses and swagger over in their high boots and rakishly cocked cossack caps : " We bachelors are seeking something we haven't ...
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COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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