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 181
... military applica- tion . Gorbachev was determined to turn this situation around . And the military , eager to modernize its systems and operations , ap- proved at first . What many generals did not grasp is that this would involve a ...
... military applica- tion . Gorbachev was determined to turn this situation around . And the military , eager to modernize its systems and operations , ap- proved at first . What many generals did not grasp is that this would involve a ...
Page 196
... military was in progressive danger of being left behind . In the West , breakthroughs in computer technol- ogy and artificial raw materials were put to “ dual ” use - commercial and military . Traditionally , the Soviet military - space ...
... military was in progressive danger of being left behind . In the West , breakthroughs in computer technol- ogy and artificial raw materials were put to “ dual ” use - commercial and military . Traditionally , the Soviet military - space ...
Page 358
... military hardliners offered to draft Gorbachev even greater presidential pow- ers , provided he use them to get rid of his reformers , restore central control over the economy , and issue a blanket decree authorizing the military to use ...
... military hardliners offered to draft Gorbachev even greater presidential pow- ers , provided he use them to get rid of his reformers , restore central control over the economy , and issue a blanket decree authorizing the military to use ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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