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Full Version: Mikhail Gorbachev passed away today at age 91
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The great misfortune for Russia is that after Gorbachev came the corrupt incapable Yetsin which paved the way for Putin.
He was a bold man who made the right steps.
By the time he was in leadership, the Soviet economy was so weak it was smaller than California. People were totally frustrated with the communist party.

Great achievement in denuclearisation.
The breakup of the dying Soviet empire was messy but largely peaceful.