> In more concrete terms, glasnost was supposed to translate into a loosening of state censorship of the media — **“‘Those who attempt to suppress the fresh voice, the just voice, according to old standards and attitudes, need to get out of the way,’”** as TIME reported Gorbachev saying in a July 1986 speech.
How times changed in Russia.
Gorbachev is both praised in r/europe and hated in r/russia.
In the 80s, oil prices started to fall, reaching something like $10 by 1985-1986.
Gorbachev saw that the USSR would probably collapse and tried to reform it to preserve his power. He failed.
I’m sure he shouldn’t be praised. His role turned out to be positive, but it wasn’t his intention.
He was responsible for all the crimes committed by the Soviet regime from 1985 to 1991 and endorsed Russian aggression in Crimea in 2014.
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> In more concrete terms, glasnost was supposed to translate into a loosening of state censorship of the media — **“‘Those who attempt to suppress the fresh voice, the just voice, according to old standards and attitudes, need to get out of the way,’”** as TIME reported Gorbachev saying in a July 1986 speech.
How times changed in Russia.
Gorbachev is both praised in r/europe and hated in r/russia.
In the 80s, oil prices started to fall, reaching something like $10 by 1985-1986.
Gorbachev saw that the USSR would probably collapse and tried to reform it to preserve his power. He failed.
I’m sure he shouldn’t be praised. His role turned out to be positive, but it wasn’t his intention.
He was responsible for all the crimes committed by the Soviet regime from 1985 to 1991 and endorsed Russian aggression in Crimea in 2014.