Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
These are some quotes by No-nationality author Mikhail Gorbachev Statesman, who was born on March 2, 1931.
Quotes by Mikhail Gorbachev
Imagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government.
Mikhail Gorbachev
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