Russia

Mikhail Gorbachev Rode the Wave of History. Putin Is Swimming Against It.

‘GREATEST CATASTROPHE’

Mikhail Gorbachev took the Soviet Union in a new direction during his presidency, one that Putin later called a genuine tragedy.

David Rothkopf
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