Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on August 30, was the most charismatic politician of his time. The supreme soviet had to find a successor to the dull Chernenko who would bring about necessary changes in the battered USSR, and the “young” Gorby was the ideal man for that. During his trip to the United States in 1987, he was so popular that Americans held up signs as he passed that proclaimed: ” Gorbachev for president “. French writer Romain Gary, who spoke Russian, attended one of his lectures in California. […] Although Gorbachev spoke a language that perhaps 95% of the people present did not understand, they were captivated.
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