Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast: Gorbachev Sings! And Denounces New Stalinism
Who knew the Soviet Union’s great reformer, who just turned 85, could sing? Watch a (surprisingly smooth) sampling of his talent.
MOSCOW — We did not know that the man who changed the world could also sing. At Mikhail Gorbachev’s 85th birthday party last week, many jaws dropped in surprise as he crooned of love and peace.
Russians had no idea that their former president and the great reformer of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1986 to 1991, who brought the wind of freedom into the country 30 years ago, could also intone romantic ballads. But that was not the only surprise.
At his gala party on Wednesday, Gorbachev was singing to the accompaniment of a dissident musician, rock star Andrei Makarevich. And that in itself was a political statement: Over the last two years authorities have canceled Makarevich’s concerts all across the country because of the musician’s support for Ukraine.
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WNU Editor: A new era of Stalin is not going to happen in today's Russia .... but there are worrying trends. As to Gorbachev singing .... it felt weird hearing him sing .... he sounds like my father singing.
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Grooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan....
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