Befitting his legacy, the ceremony for Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, avoided the aplomb of a grand state occasion.
Tag: USSR (Former Soviet Union)
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The Day Gorbachev Made D.C. Stand Still
The Adventures of Mikhail Sergeyevich: An astrologer, an anaconda and a backward motorcade.
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For China’s Xi and Other Strongmen, Gorbachev Showed Exactly What Not to Do
Though Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms were praised in the West, the collapse of the Soviet Union schooled a generation of authoritarian rulers in the dangers of tolerating any signs of dissent or democratic yearnings.
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The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
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The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.