Mikhail Gorbachev, Whose Drive To Transform The Soviet Union Ended The Cold War, Has Died
His democratizing drive made him the toast of diplomatic circles and a cult hero in the West, the Soviet Union’s adversary in the Cold War.
His democratizing drive made him the toast of diplomatic circles and a cult hero in the West, the Soviet Union’s adversary in the Cold War.
The Russian for "tremendous!" is замечательно!
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