Understanding Gorbachev and his legacy
Channel: Green Left
Date: 2022-09-01

***We're sorry about the sound quality in this video. An edited transcript can be found here: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/understanding-mikhail-gorbachev-and-his-legacy
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Mikhail Gorbachev is undoubtedly a significant historical figure but mainstream media commentary on his death is wanting.

Some see Gorbachev as being an enemy of socialism, responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union. Others see Gorbachev as someone who attempted to bring about necessary reform to the Stalinist system.

Green Left speaks to Renfrey Clarke who was Green Left's full time Moscow-based correspondent covering the Soviet Union and then the restoration of capitalism between 1990 and 1998 about Gorbachev and his legacy.

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