Question by kate: What is legacy of first and only president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev?
for the world. How will he be remembered? In today’s Russia, feelings are mixed-from admiration to hatred.
He is also turning 80. Happy Birthday, Gorbi!
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Answer by Chris
well he threw out communism and there for prices on everything rose.
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Steve says
He was hoodwinked into believing by Reagan, that we were going to initiate and follow through with the development and deployment of the Star Wars program, and Ol' Gorby caved in under the pressure and started to make compromises on Soviet nuke deployment.
That is what I remember him for the most.