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Mikhail Gorbachev is dead. So is his legacy.
by ian bremmer

Mikhail Gorbachev is dead. So is his legacy.

A look at the last Soviet leader’s vision for his nation and how Vladimir Putin has spent decades in power dismantling it.

Mikhail Gorbachev outlived his legacy
Quick Take

Mikhail Gorbachev outlived his legacy

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Following Mikhail Gorbachev's death today at 91, a look at the former Soviet leader’s vision for his nation and how Vladimir Putin has spent decades in power dismantling it.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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