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"Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way."

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About Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet and Russian statesman who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union. He is known for reforms including glasnost and perestroika and for his role in ending the Cold War era.

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