Turkmenbashy Part 1: Soviet Stooge, Hermit Tyrant
Real Dictators
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Gorbachev's Reforms Are Fueling the Rise of National Independence Movements
As Gorbachev pursues his agendas of Peristroika and glassnost, he finds himself permanently walking a tightrope. To hardline as within the Soviet machinery, his reformist zeal is anathema to pure communism. For those hungry for reform, meanwhile, progress is too slow. The more power that is devolved to these outposts, the more power they demand.
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