The last Soviet: What legacy for Mikhail Gorbachev?
By France24
02 September 2022 |
10:09 am
Can a single person change the world? Yes, is the consensus after the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev. And change it for the better, claims the West: the last Soviet leader boldly brought the USSR in from the cold: reforming and agreeing to independence for satellite states, all without bloodshed.
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