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Raisa Gorbachev.
I hope.
Translated by David Floyd. London, 1991
...My book I hope is not a book of memoirs or an autobiography with its scrupulous attention to chronology and detail. Still less is it a systematic exposition of my views and beliefs. although they are present in the book. It is a book of straight speaking, probably at times inconsistent, emotional and patchy. It is a story about myself in the past and in the present, about events and impressions gained on the spot. It is a spontaneous and particularly presonal response to what is happening around me and to the dramatic conflicts, shocks and, nevertheless, accomplishments that now distinguish public life in my country. For me this book provides an opportunity to express myself, to explain certain things and to put the rest certain misunderstandings. It also enables me to share my problems, my anxieties and my hopes. If that finds a response in your hearts, I will be happy.
Raisa Gorbachev
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CONTENTS
Translator's Note
To the Foreign Reader
1. Invination to an Interview
2. We Were All Children Once
3. University Years
4. The Test of Real Life
5. Thing I Take to Heart
6. My Hopes
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On January 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as America’s 46th President. The Soviet Union’s first president, Mikhail Gorbachev, has met with him on many occasions. In an interview with TASS, the ex-Soviet leader shared his opinion on the future of Russian-US ties under the new US head of state, the prospects of extending the New START deal, and the weight of speculation on “US hegemony” in world politics
20 January 2021
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The past year 2020 proved to be a challenging one for the entire world due to the new coronavirus. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev spoke in an interview with RIA Novosti about the impact of the pandemic on his life, the outlook for international relations and his expectations of Joe Biden’s presidency.
13 January 2021
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The New York Times, May 2, 2019
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