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Mikhail gorbachev is the man who changed everythingit is also a fascinating human story, an insider's account of the events that we never dared believe could happenit was gorbachev's initiative that raised the iron curtain; his actions that resulted in one of the era's most symbolic events, the demolition on the berlin wall; his reforms that set in train events leading to the fall of communismthis is a historical document of the first importance
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Mikhail gorbachev is the man who changed everythingit was gorbachev's initiative that raised the iron curtain; his actions that resulted in one of the era's most symbolic events, the demolition on the berlin wall; his reforms that set in train events leading to the fall of communismthis is a historical document of the first importanceit is also a fascinating human story, an insider's account of the events that we never dared believe could happenonly 50p read more
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Oxfam bookshop swanage set of 5 handpainted babushka dolls with presidents putin, yeltzin, gorbachev, stalin and lenin see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It describes her role on the world stage with dramatic immediacy, identifying mikhail gorbachev as 'a man to do business with' before he became leader of the soviet union, and then persistently pushing him and ronald reagan, her great ideological soulmate, to order world affairs according to her visionthe book is in very good conditionthere are a few dust marks to the jacket but the interior, though faded slightly, is very clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop hampstead margaret thatcher: everything she wants: volume two by charles moore - signed the sensational second volume of charles moore's bestselling authorised biography of the iron ladysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the only time since churchill, she ensured that britain had a central place in dealings between the superpowersin june margaret thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's parliamentary majority in british electoral historythe book reveals as never before how she faced down the miners' strike, transformed relations with europe, privatised the commanding heights of british industry and continued the reinvigoration of the british economyover the next four years, as charles moore relates in this central volume of his uniquely authoritative biography, britain's first woman prime minister changed the course of her country's history and that of the world, often by sheer force of will
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Later chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall inthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthis book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverthere is some slight foxing to the insidethe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economypolitical pluralismthe bravery of the protestors
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Jonathan was the only british television journalist to interview president gorbachev during the cold war, and, returning to russia for the first time since those days, he discovers a land transformedbut despite economic progress, he finds aspects of russian society deeply troubling, and takes an unflinchingly critical look at the way russia has been run during the putin yearsfilled with a dazzling array of historical and literary references, russia - a journey to the heart of a land and its people is a riveting and illuminating account of modern russiatravelling by road, rail and boat, his epic journey takes him from the neo-classical splendour of st petersburg to remote and inaccessible parts of siberiaoxfam shop colne road winston churchill famously described russia as 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'for jonathan, crossing the immense russian landmass became as much an interior journey as an exterior one, and the book contains painfully honest passages as he struggles to meet the challenges of an arduous film trip against the backdrop of great turbulence in his personal lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this timely and revealing portrait, distinguished author and broadcaster jonathan dimbleby crosses eight time zones and covers miles, from murmansk in the arctic circle to the asian city of vladivostok, in an attempt to get beneath the skin of modern russiabut as a resurgent world power, with an energy-rich economy, we ignore russia at our perilat the heart of this magisterial account are jonathan's encounters with a diverse range of ordinary russians - from urban intellectuals and the new class of entrepreneurs, to impoverished peasants and russia's ethnic minorities struggling to cling to their distinctive identitieseven today it remains a country little understood by the west
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