Mikhail's Milieu: Gorbachev Memoir Shows World of Love and Deceit

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In a new book, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev provides an intimate look at his life in the Kremlin and at his relationship with his wife Raisa. It reads like a final attempt to convince Russians to love the former Soviet first lady -- and depicts a party leadership that was plagued with deceit and infighting.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-885648.html