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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... perestroika brain . Yet Gorbachev still believed that he could return the Communist party to the " van- guard " of leadership . " You have to know Marxism , because it's political arithmetic , then you would understand that Gorbachev ...
... perestroika brain . Yet Gorbachev still believed that he could return the Communist party to the " van- guard " of leadership . " You have to know Marxism , because it's political arithmetic , then you would understand that Gorbachev ...
Page 288
... perestroika , he acknowledged , but worse . Yet he defiantly labeled the predictions of “ impending chaos ... coup , or even civil war " as attempts at intimidation by " people who would like to create an atmosphere of alarm ...
... perestroika , he acknowledged , but worse . Yet he defiantly labeled the predictions of “ impending chaos ... coup , or even civil war " as attempts at intimidation by " people who would like to create an atmosphere of alarm ...
Page 374
... Perestroika . 204 ... fight Hitler " single - handed " : Perestroika and sources close to Prime Minister Thatcher . " Who handed over Czechoslovakia " : Mikhail Gorbachev in Pere- stroika . Nose to nose : Chris Ogden in Maggie ...
... Perestroika . 204 ... fight Hitler " single - handed " : Perestroika and sources close to Prime Minister Thatcher . " Who handed over Czechoslovakia " : Mikhail Gorbachev in Pere- stroika . Nose to nose : Chris Ogden in Maggie ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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