Gorbachev, who died last month, changed the face of Europe, freeing countries that had been under Soviet domination for nearly half a century. His attempt to bring democracy to Russia failed, but we now have the Baltic countries, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and a unified Germany. And Ukraine. The former SSRs to the South are also independent if not democratic.
Putin, former member of the KGB, hated Gorbachev, thinking him weak, although it is becoming clear which leader is the weaker. Few men and women accomplish so much to make the world a better place as Mr. Gorbachev.
Oh, yeah, and Queen Elizabeth died. It's been on TV. And on TV. And on TV.
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