Former President Mikhail Gorbachev Remembers The Collapse Of The Soviet Union

Mikhail Gorbachev: We Should Have Preserved The Soviet Union -- Christian Science Monitor

On the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union's collapse, former President Mikhail Gorbachev says the US should have backed his promotion of perestroika, or political and economic reforms. He says that Vladimir Putin is dragging Russia backward.

Twenty years on, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev still "deeply regrets" the demise of the USSR, blames the United States for not being more supportive of his efforts to reform the Communist system, believes US global power is on the decline and worries that Vladimir Putin – who aims to become president again next March -- is dragging Russia backward.

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My Comment: Truth be told .... he is one of the most reviled living leaders in Russia today. Everyone blames him for the economic collapse and hardships that many Russian had to go through (including my own family) when the Soviet Union fractured. As to his assertion that he could have reformed the Communist system .... please (my eyes are rolling) .... what a joke.