Works [ ] Year Title Co-author Publisher 1996 Memoirs — Doubleday 2005 Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century: Gorbachev and Ikeda on Buddhism and Communism I.
His wife was his closest adviser, and took on the unofficial role of a "" by appearing with him on foreign trips; her public visibility was a breach of standard practice and generated resentment.
Gorbachev always sought to maintain Brezhnev's trust; as regional leader, he repeatedly praised Brezhnev in his speeches, for instance referring to him as "the outstanding statesman of our time".
