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Book · 1988 · Foreign relations

Perestroika

by Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev · Brought up by 1 person on 1 podcast

Perestroika by Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev has been mentioned in 1 episode across 1 podcast (0 episodes recommend it and 1 episode discusses it), through . Most frequently brought up by Jack Barsky (1 episode) on Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode).

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When Gorbachev wrote his book about perestroika and glasnost the East German rulers did not like it. They were much more orthodox. So they had to print the books in translation. Guess where they wound up? They were piled up in the hallways of the Stasi. They bought the entire print run.
Jack Barsky · Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 2022 Listen at 29:49

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Jack Barsky When Gorbachev wrote his book about perestroika and glasnost the East German rulers did not like it. They w… 1
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“When Gorbachev wrote his book about perestroika and glasnost the East German rulers did not like it. They were much more orthodox. So they had to print the books in translation. Guess where they wound up? They were piled up in the hallways of the Stasi. They bought the entire print run.”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Jack Barsky, SmokiesL / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).