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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... tion in a society dedicated for the last seventy years to eradicating such distinctions . What is more , she admits , “ he didn't try to catch girls . He was totally indifferent . " Mikhailova was accustomed to impassioned Great Russian ...
... tion in a society dedicated for the last seventy years to eradicating such distinctions . What is more , she admits , “ he didn't try to catch girls . He was totally indifferent . " Mikhailova was accustomed to impassioned Great Russian ...
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... tion is something like a spliced gene for corruption that has spread throughout the population over the past twenty - five years . This is the virus that , along with others , has " genetically " altered the personal- ity of Homo ...
... tion is something like a spliced gene for corruption that has spread throughout the population over the past twenty - five years . This is the virus that , along with others , has " genetically " altered the personal- ity of Homo ...
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... 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 retrenchment on ...
... 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 retrenchment on ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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