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Gorbachev dies at 91
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https://www.reuters.com/world/mikhail-go...022-08-30/

Memories of a saner time in Russian leadership.

I got to shake his hand in 1989 (i think) whem he jad come to DC to meet with Reagan (or Bush I guess)
. He stopped his limo on the way to the White House and got out and shook hamds with the crowd. I worked nearby and ran out in time to get close.

This guy had rock star appeal and the atmosphere was so hopeful for a better relationship with the West and better life for former soviet peoples and eastern bloc countries.

And for a while it did get better.
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Gorbachev dies at 91 - by Lemon Drop - 08-30-2022, 08:49 PM
Re: Gorbachev dies at 91 - by hal - 08-30-2022, 08:52 PM
Re: Gorbachev dies at 91 - by GGD - 08-30-2022, 09:30 PM
Re: Gorbachev dies at 91 - by gabester - 08-30-2022, 09:32 PM
Re: Gorbachev dies at 91 - by Speedy - 08-30-2022, 10:31 PM
Re: Gorbachev dies at 91 - by vision63 - 08-30-2022, 10:45 PM
Re: Gorbachev dies at 91 - by Ombligo - 08-30-2022, 11:50 PM

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