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Hard to know the man behind the image, but Gorbachev seemed like a fundamentally decent man, who was perhaps over his head at a moment no one could be reasonabl
by hunglee2 4y ago
Hard to know the man behind the image, but Gorbachev seemed like a fundamentally decent man, who was perhaps over his head at a moment no one could be reasonably be expected to prepare for. Still, with him at the helm of the sinking ship, chaos and conflict was at least avoided, or at least deferred, and for that we should be thankful. RIP
- timmg 4y ago> but Gorbachev seemed like a fundamentally decent man I caught this movie at the Tribeca Film festival: https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/meeting-gorbachev-2019 https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/meeting-gorbachev-2... It was very sympathetic toward him. And I don't think it is a "great" film in any sense. But I did feel like I got a taste for who he was. And I also felt he was a fundamentally decent person.
- elchin 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_January https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_January
- lostmsu 4y agoReading the description of the events, it sounds like they intervened militarily after this event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_pogrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_pogrom , which sort of makes sense.
- elchin 4y agoIt "sort of makes sense" as much as the invasion of Ukraine does.
- joachim4 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9_tragedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9_tragedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Events_(Lithuania) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Events_(Lithuania)
- kshacker 4y agoFundamentally decent man ... don't want to jinx it but reminded me of Jimmy Carter. Separated by 5-10 years in their peak power, with similar difference in their age. Both well regarded by their followers but eventually significantly irrelevant (except symbolism) once out of power.