>>
>>>
>>>Carl
>>
>>Few people in the FSU would agree with you. Gorbachev is not liked in
>>Russia, Armenia, etc.
>
>I can't speak for his adequacy on the domestic front, but I think Gorbachev
>was the greatest *world* leader of this era for calling a halt to the
>ruinous US-Soviet arms race that Reagan & Co. were promoting in such a
>frenzied way.
>
>Carl
True enough. But tell an Armenian in the FSU you like Gorbachev and count the seconds until he punches you in the mouth. ;)
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