And how does this compare to our present leader who is taking away our freedoms in order to preserve his empire?
2007-05-02 04:49:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2007-05-02 04:49:55 · update #1
He was a man of courage. He would actually have been better for Russia post communism than Yeltsin. Yeltsin pushed economic reform too quickly, Gorbachev was more cautious. The slump that Russia went through may not have happened if Gorbachev had stayed.
He did more than bring freedom to Russia, he brought it to all of Eastern Europe.
2007-05-02 05:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Gorbachev did a lot of good for Russia, to put it simply. I did not follow his rule closely but it was impossible not to hear or read about his input. I support his achievements.
We must remember that this is the same world society where we deal with people's business as though we know best how they should live. As a result, we undoubtedly would critique Mr. Gorbachev's tenure as we would our neighbour's dog.
I still believe in freedom for all people.
2007-05-02 05:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say both.
He did a lot of good things for the Soviet Union before it fell, but perhaps from the eyes of someone who supported the Soviet System, it was too much too quickly. The Soviet Union did fall on his watch... the hardliners even tried to overthrow him shortly before the Soviet Union fell.
Today though he's looked at as the guy that does Pizza Hutt commericals in Russia. Sadly I'm not kidding. Just go to youtube.com and search for Gorbachev Pizza Hutt.
2007-05-02 04:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has a mixed legacy in Russia because of 1. Those who still have bad memories of communism, and 2. Those who resent the loss of the empire and chaos that followed. In 1996 he ran for president and got 0.5 percent of the vote. In the West he is held in higher esteem. For example, he recieved the first Reagan Medal of Freedom Award in 1992.
2007-05-02 06:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by carlos705 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea how they see him in Russia and it would be very interesting to know. I'd say, he did was had to be done at the moment and tried very seriously to get eastern Europe out of the crisis without destroying it. The fact that he was willing to lose part of his empire in order to achieve his goal is what makes him a different politician from the ones we have today in most countries. Its not that I think he was some kind of saint, very far from that, he was just a realist that was not blinded by his power. Unfortunately, that is a kind of politician that has become very rare.
2007-05-02 08:21:28 · answer #5 · answered by dimitris k 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems to depend on who is looking upon Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy.
2007-05-02 09:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by gospodar_74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i consider gorbachev a great russian leader. i think he saw where communism was headed.
2007-05-05 17:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by oldtimer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u woudl find peopel hsitorians tat woudl agree with eitehr one of the 2 point of view i think of him as a man who tried really hard yet yeltsin is a totoal loser
2007-05-02 11:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
second. I think so. And I'm Russian
2007-05-05 04:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by Igor L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋