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Mikhail Gorbachev Passed

rms1954 — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:06:46 GMT

Just heard this on the news. He was 91.

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skatting44 — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:46:50 GMT

Heard on the news that he can be seen as a visionary for his country of Russia as .He admitted that socialism/communism does not work .

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Porcelain — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:27:20 GMT

His funeral is going to be an opportunity for subtle anti-Putin protest. Should be interesting.

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golding76 — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:19:19 GMT

Porcelain, the sad thing is that the protests may be subtle, but any possible punishment or retribution the protesters will experience will be as subtle as a sledgehammer.

Putin is a bully and a murderer.

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Snoopp — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:54:13 GMT

@golding76 Well said.

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shoekitty — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 01:37:57 GMT

He was interesting. And genuinely interested in the better,ent of his country. Not like now where governing is a total ego trip

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ValuSkr — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 02:20:09 GMT

He joins his beloved Raisa who died in 1999. She was well-educated, a university lecturer, and frequently appeared in public along side her husband - which was unusual at the time (and would be now, actually!) She had leukemia.

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Sushismom — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 02:51:31 GMT

I always think of Gorbachev as the demise of the Soviet Union. Goodbye, Mr. Gorbachev.