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 52
... never brought anyone home . Tamara Unstentova says she " never saw Misha with a girl , never . " She did notice that he read a great deal - fiction , poetry , real literature — at least when there was enough kerosene to light the oil ...
... never brought anyone home . Tamara Unstentova says she " never saw Misha with a girl , never . " She did notice that he read a great deal - fiction , poetry , real literature — at least when there was enough kerosene to light the oil ...
Page 69
... never wrote her so much as a note while they were classmates . " He seemed to like me , but he never showed his attrac- tion to girls . " It would be several years before he rekindled their relationship . Notwithstanding , Mikhailova ...
... never wrote her so much as a note while they were classmates . " He seemed to like me , but he never showed his attrac- tion to girls . " It would be several years before he rekindled their relationship . Notwithstanding , Mikhailova ...
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... never be won and must never be fought . " Then why were both nations building more and newer nuclear weapons when they could never use the old ones ? Twenty - five minutes passed , as the anxious aides waited for their bosses to emerge ...
... never be won and must never be fought . " Then why were both nations building more and newer nuclear weapons when they could never use the old ones ? Twenty - five minutes passed , as the anxious aides waited for their bosses to emerge ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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