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2022-08-31 -Obits-

Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Soviet Leader Who Ended Cold War Pegs Out At 91

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Posted by Fred 2022-08-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I believe Mikhail Gorbachev, was the best ally the West ever had, in that he realized his Russia was on the wrong path; it could not join the world without reforming itself. The reform was to change the form of government, and in that, he set the nation of Russia on a New Direction. He lamented that Putin has undone his legacy of a new reformed direction for Russia just before his death... So, while the Russians are not as gregarious about "sending someone off" as the Irish ... To You, RIP, Michael- Ultimately, you were a warrior for the Western turn for Russia:

Posted by Oscar B. Hayes9704 2022-08-31 01:20|| 2022-08-31 01:20|| Front Page Top

#2 He's a good communist now.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-31 06:13|| 2022-08-31 06:13|| Front Page Top

#3 до свидания

Posted by DarthVader 2022-08-31 08:02|| 2022-08-31 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember how great it felt in 89 and 90 as the Soviet empire came down.

Then, of course, there was the Saddam invasion of Kuwait Aug 90 and history moved on.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-08-31 10:13|| 2022-08-31 10:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Gorbachev ended the Cold War the same way Bobby E. Lee ended the Civil War.

Posted by AlanC 2022-08-31 12:32|| 2022-08-31 12:32|| Front Page Top

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