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I left gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness.
-David Remnick
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I Left Gorbachev's Office Thinking That Everything

David Remnick
I left gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness.
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