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OAITW r.2.0

(32,462 posts) Fri May 1, 2026, 10:37 PM 9 hrs ago

I truly miss Mikhail Gorbachev.

He gave up a lot to make a better future for the Russian people....but FSB had other plans. Generations of real economic opportunity lost.

On edit...we. the world, lost, when he lost power.

And we, here , deal with our own version of the FSB under Trump.

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I truly miss Mikhail Gorbachev. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago OP

Yes, he wasn't perfect but he was the best I've seen for Russia and the World in my lifetime. Marie Marie 8 hrs ago #1

Marie Marie

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1. Yes, he wasn't perfect but he was the best I've seen for Russia and the World in my lifetime.

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