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...Gorbachev's most important foreign policy advisers is Andrei Alexandrov-Agentov, 67. So self-effacing that visitors sometimes mistake him for a secretary, he advised Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko on foreign affairs, probably wielding more influence in this role than anyone other than Gromyko. Largely out of sight in Gorbachev's early tenure, Alexandrov has since emerged at his leader's side in important diplomatic meetings. Alexandrov is a talented linguist, fluent in six languages, including English. A stickler for detail and a master of phrasing, he has been a top speechwriter for the recent Soviet leaders...
...known as a muckraker before he was found hanged in Belarus. Police said he had committed suicide - and no other credible scenario has been established - but Kolomiets' family and friends demanded an investigation. Inquiries also are under way into the July 2001 beating to death of Ihor Alexandrov, an investigative television journalist, and the disappearance late last month of Oleksandr Panich, a newsman who specialized in economics issues. The Kolchuga radar accusation first surfaced in the Melnychenko tapes too; Kuchma is allegedly heard approving the sale of four Kolchuga systems to Iraq through an unidentified Jordanian middleman. The purported sale...
...Alexandrov points to Widener library, visible through the window. He said he often sees thesis-writers run down from the Widener stacks to Grafton Street for a bit of "creative inspiration...
...phases of life have taken place here," Alexandrov says...
...going anywhere else in protest," Alexandrov says...