Word: raisa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spontaneously. Some in the crowds said they hoped Gorbachev's reforms would soon reach them. On the first day, some 5,000 people packed the cobblestone streets in front of Hradcany Castle overlooking the Old Town of Prague to greet the fedora-wearing Soviet leader and his wife Raisa. Similarly warm groups met them as they dashed through a hectic schedule -- talks with officials, visits to the opera and a Soviet war memorial, and campaign-like walkabouts featuring handshaking, chatting and baby kissing. After two days in Prague, Gorbachev went on to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia's second largest city...
...ballet and over two dinners, Thatcher found herself debating not just Gorbachev but also his wife Raisa. Unlike the spouses of most world leaders, the Soviet First Lady has not hesitated to become a full participant in matters of substance. Indeed, her forthrightness, in sharp contrast to the manner of her predecessors, may yet prove troublesome for Gorbachev. Last week the New York Times reported that Raisa is the subject of an unflattering underground videotape that depicts her as a vain and extravagant clotheshorse given to stocking up on jewelry and other boutique luxuries during trips to the West...
...week. The day after his speech to the Moscow forum, the Soviet leader embarked on a tour of the independent- minded Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia. The visit was his first to an ethnic region since last December's Kazakhstan riots (see following story). Accompanied by his wife Raisa and Soviet television crews, Gorbachev waded into a crowd in Riga, the Latvian capital, and told the people...
...boarded the Aeroflot jumbo for Moscow I was feeling good vibes. With spring just around the corner the mood of the Russian people was bound to lift, and I couldn't wait to see Raisa Gorbachev in her new Easter outfit. I settled into my seat with a warm cup of borscht and a copy of Pravda--making a mental note to myself to find out what those damned little squiggles meant. By the time the jet roared off into the deep blue sky I was fast asleep...
Reflecting the importance that Moscow attaches to its relations with India, Gorbachev was accompanied by his wife Raisa and a high-level delegation that included Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, Central Committee Secretary Anatoli Dobrynin and Military Chief of Staff Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev. The Soviet leader was welcomed as a "crusader for peace" by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and cheered by schoolchildren and villagers who lined the route from the airport into New Delhi. The next day Gorbachev laid a wreath at the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's independence, and planted a magnolia tree nearby. While...