[lbo-talk] Gorbachev: "I should have been as tough as Putin"

[Peter Lavelle]

One could also mention Georgia. However, this misses the point of how  the SU was falling apart at the time and Gorbachev's authority was in  decline. At the time there were a growing number centers of power which  made decisions on their own. This is what ultimately made Gorbachev  redundant. I am not saying he isn't responsible for what happened at  the time in the SU - only that blaming him directly may not be correct.  And, as Chris well knows, I am no fan of Gorbachev. Nonetheless,  thinking back to those days, the end of the SU might of been less  damaging and hurtful for the average Russian if Gorbachev had been more  decisive - like Putin. (And, as Chris knows, I am a big fan of  Putin).  

 		
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