Russian news Agencies reported that Mikhail Gorbachev, who The Cold War ended without bloodshed but failed to prevent collapse of Soviet Union, died on Tuesday in age of 92.
Gorbachev last Soviet President, cut arms reduction deals with United States and Partnerships with Western powers remove the Iron Curtain that has divided Europe since World War II and achieve reunification of Germany.
When pro-democracy protests swept the Soviet bloc countries of communist eastern europe in 1989 abstained from using force – Unlike previous Kremlin leaders who Tanks sent to crush the uprisings in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968.
But the protests fueled aspirations for independence in 15 Republic of The Soviet Union that disintegrated over The next Two years in Messy fashion.
Gorbachev struggled in In vain to prevent this collapse.
to become general secretary of Soviet Communist Party in 1985, age just 54, he had set out to activate system By introducing limited political and economic freedoms, but his reforms are spinning out of control.
for him policy of “Glasnost” – freedom of expression – allowed criticism that was previously unimaginable of The party and the state but also Bold nationalists who began to press for independence in Baltic Republics of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and other places.
Many Russians have not forgiven Gorbachev for The turmoil brought about by his reforms, given the subsequent collapse in Their standard of living is very high a price to pay for democracy.
After Gorbachev’s visit in hospital on June 30, liberal economist Ruslan Greenberg said to the Armed Forces news Zvezda outlet: “Give us All freedom – but we don’t know What do I do with He. She.”
