Gorbachev shared with Putin the view that Russia should be treated as an equal by the West. They ways they tried to win that recognition differed – radically.
Gorbachev: Global Savior or Epic Failure?
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Gorbachev shared with Putin the view that Russia should be treated as an equal by the West. They ways they tried to win that recognition differed – radically.
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