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 36
... kulaks as a class . " Official statements instructed local Party activists to " deal with the malicious kulak as we dealt with the bourgeoisie in 1918. " The kulak , or " rich peasant , " was in reality the hardest worker and the most ...
... kulaks as a class . " Official statements instructed local Party activists to " deal with the malicious kulak as we dealt with the bourgeoisie in 1918. " The kulak , or " rich peasant , " was in reality the hardest worker and the most ...
Page 37
... kulaks turned into a saturnalia of arrests , the deportation of kulaks into a forced resettlement of millions . The frenzy had all the elements of the Nazi persecution of Jews . As one Party activist later explained , " What I said to ...
... kulaks turned into a saturnalia of arrests , the deportation of kulaks into a forced resettlement of millions . The frenzy had all the elements of the Nazi persecution of Jews . As one Party activist later explained , " What I said to ...
Page 396
... Kulaks , 35-37 , 177 Kvint , Vladimir , 106 , 134-35 , 137 , 242 , 263 , 289-90 Land of the Firebird ( Massie ) , 192 Landsbergis , Vytautas , 300 , 319 , 321 , 328 Laptev , Igor , 262 Latvia , 299 , 300 Lauder , Estée , 185 Law on ...
... Kulaks , 35-37 , 177 Kvint , Vladimir , 106 , 134-35 , 137 , 242 , 263 , 289-90 Land of the Firebird ( Massie ) , 192 Landsbergis , Vytautas , 300 , 319 , 321 , 328 Laptev , Igor , 262 Latvia , 299 , 300 Lauder , Estée , 185 Law on ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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