Unfortunately, Russia is still run by a former KGB officer, the current dictator Putin the Terrible!
In the wake of the ongoing war of aggression against the Ukraine, will the Russian people remember "his policy of glasnost ("openness") allowed for enhanced freedom of speech and press, while his perestroika ("restructuring") sought to decentralize economic decision-making to improve its efficiency. His democratization measures and formation of the elected Congress of People's Deputies undermined the one-party state." (Source)
His courage to allow the former Soviet Union to dissolve without major violence or war will never be forgotten! Perhaps, him "born in [a small village] Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, to a poor peasant family of Russian and Ukrainian heritage. Growing up under the rule of Joseph Stalin, in his youth, he operated combine harvesters on a collective farm before joining the Communist Party ..." (Source) gave him the strength and wisdom to go ahead with the reforms and the tremendous transformation.
Without him the concerted efforts of President Reagan, Prime Minister Thatcher, and the Pope John Paul II would have been in vain!
These are truly rare moments in history when such a meeting of great minds happens!
Google was not able to find a picture of Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher together. Does it not exist?
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