Could the USSR survive if not for Mikhail Sergeevich?
History does not tolerate the subjunctive mood. But this banal truth constantly wants to be refuted in the course of thought experiments, which, by the way, help to understand a lot about the role of the individual in the historical process. We asked well-known political scientists and philosophers about who Gorbachev became for the USSR.
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Life of Mikhail Gorbachev in photos: CPSU, Raisa, perestroika and resignation
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