[Brazelton] Pretty symbolic, the Russian leader who ushered in a new age has left us (Mikhail Gorbachev)

[Bubble181]

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies

 

[@Li3n]

Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91

The former president opened up the Soviet Union but failed to prevent its collapse in 1991.

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Mikhail Gorbachev: The Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War

His efforts to democratise his country led to the fall of communism, the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Eastern Bloc.

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[Celt Z]

1) I thought he had passed already. TIL

2) Too much 80's pop culture, and possibly propaganda, will always make me think of his unique birthmark first and foremost.

 

[sixpackshaker]

1) I thought he had passed already. TIL

2) Too much 80's pop culture, and possibly propaganda, will always make me think of his unique birthmark first and foremost.

I loved that SNL skit when they showed a succession of photos of him and each time the birthmark took the shape of each of the neighboring countries.

 

[GasBandit]

Glasnost.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

I don't think I really looked into him as a leader, so I don't know if he was a good man or not. But he did try and work with the US to dismantle nuclear warheads between the two countries. And that's a good thing in my book, at least.

 

[@Li3n]

Russia: Mikhail Gorbachev changed history, but was wrong about ties to West

The former president opened up the Soviet Union but failed to prevent its collapse in 1991.

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