
The Fall of the Soviet Union, with Vladislav Zubok
The Lawfare Podcast
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Gorbachov's Resignation Speech
The leaders of three so called slavic republics, the russian federation, ukraine and bilerus, met very close to the polish border and declared the soviet union as null and void. By the time gorbachov gave his speech, everyone not only gave up on the sovie union but there was no protest or open signs of discontent. Gorbacho undermined his popularity by that time so thoroughly that he became an irrelevant figure. He lost his power the august cool yalson seized it. The money printing press was in the elson's hand by that time. So gorbachov didn't have any control of money. What remains of gor
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