The end of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, liberalism and Perestroyka. The USSR's first and last president, Mikhail Gorbachev celebrates his 80th birthday today, and his legacy includes being hailed as the father of Russia's democracy. Mikhail Gorbachev was born in a small village in the south of the country, and became leader of the USSR in 1985. With his economic and political reforms, he paved the way for democracy in Russia. His best known reform is dubbed "Perestroyka", which aimed to revamp the country without destroying the basis of socialism. His initiatives also led to the abolishment of state censorship and the creation of free speech in the country. Gorbachev received the Nobel peace prize in 1990. A year later, however, he was removed from power in a coup which saw the collapse of the Soviet Union and Boris Yeltsin become president. But Mikhail Gorbachev still says his reforms were timely and necessary. "We realized from experience that it was dangerous to wait much longer, that we had to take a risk," he told RT in an interview. "But we couldn't postpone it, we needed changes." Gorbachev does not agree when people say that Perestroyka failed: "It didn't fail. It was disrupted, derailed, stopped. But still, Perestroyka achieved a lot. Inside Russia, we had democracy, free elections, freedom of consciousness, private property, freedom to travel abroad --everything. Also, glasnost. There was so much openness -- the entire country was affected. People ...
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The fall of the Berlin Wall was a tragedy for the Soviet world, it was the collapse of the system established by the Yalta Peace Agreement. And we can not underestimate Gorbachev's fault and that of his supporters, who believed the Americans and thought that Europe would be free of United States influence. Even 20 years later, according to Alexander Dugin, the tragedy remains a tragedy. Alexander Dugin (Александр Дугин) is a Russian philosopher, Ph.D., leader of the Eurasian movement, creator of the Russian school of geopolitics, Doctor of Political Sciences, director of the Center for Conservative Studies, Chair of Sociology of International Relations, Faculty of Sociology. He speaks nine languages. Born on January 7, 1962 in Moscow, in a military family. In 1979 he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute. In 1980 familiarized with the intellectual circle of traditionalists - Heydar Jemal, Yevgeny Golovin, Yuri Mamleev, Vladimir Stepanov, Sergey Zhigalkin. In the period from 1990 to 1992 he worked in declassified KGB archives by preparing a series of articles and books, as well as the TV show "Secrets of the century," broadcast on "Channel One".
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Full lenght approx. 52 min. - vk.com Prog.1, part 2 - www.youtube.com Prog.2, part 1 - www.youtube.com Prog.2, part 2 - www.youtube.com BBC on the intellectual and political influences which shaped Mikhail Gorbachev. Just how was it that a such an exemplary and loyal son of the USSR ended up as a reformer who would destroy the Soviet system altogether? My new channel for video OVER 15 min. lenghts - vk.com
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www.euronews.com You might think 20 years after the demise of the Soviet Union the then-leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, would surely be relegated to the cast of political "has beens". But even without an active political role, he remains a firm fixture of Russian social life. Increasingly critical of Putin's ruling style he has often advised him to step down. euronews' Moscow correspondent Alexandre Shashkov met him to talk about the latest elections, and recent and yet-to-come social changes. Alexandre Shashkov: "The presidential elections are behind us, and now it's clear that in 2 months Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin will switch places. What do you think of the electoral campaign and the results of these elections?" Mikhail Gorbachev: "What's different in these elections from the previous ones, is that during the electoral campaign it became clear that society is emerging from a kind of vegetative state. People are starting to influence the agndas of the Prime Minister, future President, and Duma as well. The questions of serious change of the system, its democratization, and general reforms to make the electoral system better, remain high on the agenda. Because before, and this often angered me, the system got reformed in a way that only made it worse. It rejected the person, and pushed them out of the electoral process. Now it has to be vice versa, the system must be inclusive, and President Medvedev, in his last days in office, proposed a Constitutional Assembly, to ...
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ru.euronews.com Даже через 20 с лишним лет после распада Советского Союза бывшего лидера страны Михаила Горбачева вряд ли можно назвать человеком, окончательно ушедшим с политической сцены. Он принимает активное участие в общественной жизни страны, обращает внимание власти на проблемы и критикует стиль правления Владимира Путина. Наш корреспондент Александр Шашков встретился с Михаилом Сергеевичем в Москве, чтобы поговорить о прошедших выборах, переменах в обществе и политическом будущем России. Александр Шашков, евроньюс: - Михаил Сергеевич, прошли выборы президента, и теперь уже ясно, что Владимир Путин и Дмитрий Медведев через два месяца поменяются местами. Как вам показалась предвыборная кампания, что вы думаете об итогах этих выборов? Михаил Горбачев: - Я думаю, что нынешние выборы от предшествовавших отличает то, что уже в ходе предвыборной кампании обнаружилось, что общество выходит из состояния, я бы сказал, прозябания. Народ начинает участвовать в формировании повестки дня и премьер-министра, будущего президента, и думской. Не снимается вопрос о серьезном изменении, демократизации, и, вообще, кардинальных изменениях в лучшую сторону всей избирательной системы. Потому что раньше, и это вызывало мою реакцию не раз, эту систему изменяли так, что она становилась все хуже и хуже, и отталкивала человека, и выталкивала человека из избирательного процесса. Сейчас наоборот. И вот уже Дмитрий Анатольевич, используя свои, так сказать, последние возможности, вносит ...
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nstarikov.ru Если вы согласны с тем, что Михаила Горбачева надо судить и дать должную оценку его преступным деяниям, снимите себя на видеокамеру.Скажите в кадр, почему вы считаете, что над Горбачевым должен быть суд. Разместите это видео в интернете. Пусть Горбачев и "новые горбачевы" увидят, как к политике предательства своей собтвенной страны относится народ России.
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nstarikov.ru Следственный комитет принял в работу заявление члена Профсоюза граждан России Дарьи Дедовой с требованием возбудить уголовное дело против Михаила Горбачева.
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