Word: raisa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...WERE NOT daunted. Rutger had been assigned by The National Enquirer to investigate an alleged Raisa Gorbachev-Yeti love baby. Neither cold of arctic night nor professional ethics would stay his appointed rounds. I followed, to aid him in danger, to comfort him in difficulty, and to recover the $100 he owed...
...Raisa Gorbachev has been an elegant companion on her husband Mikhail's visits to factories, farms and foreign countries. Now the wife of the Soviet leader is stepping out on her own. When she attended a Chinese embassy fashion show earlier this month, her visit was seen as a small but significant part of Moscow's efforts to improve relations with Peking...
...Raisa has taken a seat on the 134-member Soviet Cultural Fund, a new group that will provide support to young artists, writers and performers. The appointment could mean a reduced role for the Ministry of Culture, one of the most conservative of all Soviet government bodies...
Smiling and affable, Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in East Germany last week. Emerging from his Aeroflot IL-62 jet, the Soviet leader, followed by his wife Raisa, flashed his friendliest grin as he greeted East German Party Chief Erich Honecker with a hug and kisses on both cheeks. Gorbachev had come to East Berlin for the East German Communist Party Congress...
...scoop. At Geneva, the 3,000 reporters had been held at such a distance that they could only report on how unusually long Reagan and Gorbachev had talked, quote aides on how well they got along, and fill space with features like CBS News' "cold war wardrobes" of Raisa Gorbachev and others. Press commentary had to be tentative. "Politically, it was a plus for both men," Commentator Bill Moyers solemnly intoned. During the summit, some reporters were able to piece together coherent accounts of what went on, but they mostly relied on briefings from the Administration...