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020 _a9781403408310
040 _aAIS
_dAIS
100 _aLangley, Andrew
245 _aMikhail Gorbachev
082 _a947.0854
260 _aChicago, Ill.
_bHeinemann Library
_cc2003
300 _a64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; ; 25 cm.
500 _aAge Group: Adult
500 _a The coup -- Child of the steppe -- Moscow student -- Back to Stavropol -- Looking for patrons -- Party boss -- In the Politburo -- Soviet leader -- Glasnost and perestroika -- The iron curtain disappears -- End of an empire -- Bowing out -- Gorbachev's legacy.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
520 _aDescribes the life and political career of Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy in the context of the demise of the Soviet Union and conditions in Russia today.
650 _aGorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-
650 _aGorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- Juvenile Literature
650 _aHeads of State
650 _aHeads Of State -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- Juvenile Literature.
440 _aLeading lives
999 _c55070
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