The Tragic Story of Mikhail Gorbachev

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The real story of what made Gorbachev one of the greatest and most humane leaders of the 20th century - and why Russians despise him. In this video we explore how his radical series of reforms, Glasnost and Perestroika, unravelled before his eyes - leading to the collapse of Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. This video leaves much out, including Gorbachev's utterly magical relationship with his wife Raisa, who died early. Her death in 1999 was the most important event in his life. You can now support Vlad's work on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/vladvexler Support Vlad via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vladvexler?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB WATCH NEXT & announcement of Gorby deep dive on second channel - Why Putin Became A Killer https://youtu.be/9SUjqIvVZHY IN-DEPTH CHAT ON GORBACHEV (on Vlad Vexler Chat, my long-form second channel) https://youtu.be/7dw8XBzKePo MORE TO WATCH The REAL meaning of the killing of Dugin's daughter https://youtu.be/y-Zk7K9Un2U Why I Left Russia And Can't Go Back https://youtu.be/8BbXqeW7mz8 The Postmodern Hell Of Russian Propaganda https://youtu.be/_j6Vg7yLx54 Why Putin Became A Killer https://youtu.be/9SUjqIvVZHY THIS explains why Russia starts insane wars https://youtu.be/V6UiEXrVrvg Why All Russians Are Complicit In Putin’s Evil https://youtu.be/d1pOahq4TCk Why Russian History Repeats Itself https://youtu.be/bWJjrXVkFBA The REAL Reason Russian People Deny Reality https://youtu.be/EU2r5HsdPLo 00:00 Introduction 01:43 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader 03:26 Glasnost 06:36 The reforms unravel 08:20 The Soviet Union collapses 10:47 Gorbachev resigns 12:06 Putin and Gorbachev 15:10 life after power