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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... ideas nurtured by Brezhnev , Andropov , and even Cher- nenko , he cast the USSR as the peace - lover forced just to ... idea had already formed of a dialogue between the two superpowers on an equal basis , and that this dialogue was ...
... ideas nurtured by Brezhnev , Andropov , and even Cher- nenko , he cast the USSR as the peace - lover forced just to ... idea had already formed of a dialogue between the two superpowers on an equal basis , and that this dialogue was ...
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... idea . " That April , at a meeting of the Central Committee , Gorbachev discussed for the first time the idea of perestroika . As if still speaking with Andropov's voice , he told the committee that the entire econ- omy would have to be ...
... idea . " That April , at a meeting of the Central Committee , Gorbachev discussed for the first time the idea of perestroika . As if still speaking with Andropov's voice , he told the committee that the entire econ- omy would have to be ...
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... idea had pleased no important group in the population - yet Gorbachev singled them out for abuse . " I know there ... idea ... to prove that nothing is plotted for someone , that I should withdraw my candidacy . I'm sharing with you ...
... idea had pleased no important group in the population - yet Gorbachev singled them out for abuse . " I know there ... idea ... to prove that nothing is plotted for someone , that I should withdraw my candidacy . I'm sharing with you ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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