--- Michael Dawson <mdawson at pdx.edu> wrote:
> Is Gorby regaining any popularity in Russia? What a
> tragedy this guy isn't
> UN Secretary General, in a UN with real clout!
>
I would say his image is __less bad__, probably because the chaos he is associated with in the public mind is over. He also appears on TV nowadays to give his version of events -- that didn't happen during Yeltsin, because they were archenemies. Their mutual hatred is almost bestial. Yeltsin tried to have Gorbachev banned from leaving the country. Anyway, that Putin and Gorbachev say nice things about each other probably helps too. My roommate is a big fan of Gorbachev, but that is definitely a minority opinion.
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