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 84
... wanted desperately to stay in Moscow , confirms Golova- nov ; he told Mikhailova that he badly wanted to get a job as an assistant in the Moscow prosecutor's office . That was all they knew of his hopes for the future . The fact that he ...
... wanted desperately to stay in Moscow , confirms Golova- nov ; he told Mikhailova that he badly wanted to get a job as an assistant in the Moscow prosecutor's office . That was all they knew of his hopes for the future . The fact that he ...
Page 90
... wanted to change Soviet society for the better . " Gerasimov , who has often served as Gorbachev's spokes- man in the West and is now press secretary for Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze , points out that the Khrushchev speech " is ...
... wanted to change Soviet society for the better . " Gerasimov , who has often served as Gorbachev's spokes- man in the West and is now press secretary for Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze , points out that the Khrushchev speech " is ...
Page 205
... wanted admission to that club . Both Thatcher and Reagan would exact a price from him . The Iron Lady's main concern was military security ; she saw herself as the defender of the Atlantic alliance . Reagan's concerns were more ide ...
... wanted admission to that club . Both Thatcher and Reagan would exact a price from him . The Iron Lady's main concern was military security ; she saw herself as the defender of the Atlantic alliance . Reagan's concerns were more ide ...
Contents
COUNTRY COSSACK | 27 |
FIRSTGENERATION | 57 |
Working for the Party Thought Police | 63 |
Copyright | |
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