Without Gorbachev, Russia may have not only have defaulted on its Cold War strategy by starting a conflict in order to maintain domestic stability due to a floundering economic system, but would also not have engaged in many democratic reforms such as increased freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of demonstration.
Still, today's Kremlin continues to undo many of Gorbachev's reforms insisting that such leadership has provided citizens throughout Russia with opportunities never before realized. Is Gorbachev's critical opinion of the Kremlin (yet positive one on Putin) one that will receive the ears of those who matter, or has his time passed as a political activist and transformed into that of a historical/ academic celebrity?
2007-12-02
11:55:16
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Mikey C
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