EURO FOLK RADIO ACH (1903) Dr. Peter Hammond – The Real Story Of How Mikhail Gorbachev Instigated The Great Reset Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds Subscribe Share In today’s show originally broadcast on September 8 2022, Andy is joined by Dr. Peter Hammond for a show […]
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ACH (1903) Dr. Peter Hammond – The Real Story Of How Mikhail Gorbachev Instigated The Great Reset
Mikhail Gorbachev’s lessons for the Indian Left
The recent passing of Mikhail Gorbachev triggered memories from the mid-eighties, when as a young communist party activist, I would be constantly confronted with the question, ‘Why are you still fighting for communism? The Soviet Union is being reformed by Gorbachev.’ My retort would be, “In India or elsewhere, we first need to carry out […]
Mikhail Gorbachev’s humble hometown reminisces over the late Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who died last week, came from humble beginnings in a small rural village in Russia, home to only 3,000 people. Views: 0
Mourners pay respects as Gorbachev lies in state
Russians on Saturday bid farewell to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died earlier in the week at the age of 91. Mourners filed past his coffin in the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions to pay their last respects. The iconic mansion near the Kremlin in Moscow has served as the venue […]
Gorbachev Buried In Moscow As Putin Claims He Is Too Busy To Attend
MOSCOW (AP) — Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at age 91, launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War. […]
Thousands pay last respects to Gorbachev in Moscow, Putin a no-show
Thousands of mourners lined up Saturday to pay tribute to the eighth and final Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, lauded in the West for helping end the Cold War, in a farewell snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin’s refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who remains reviled […]
Thousands pay last respects to Gorbachev in Moscow, Putin a no-show
Thousands of mourners lined up Saturday to pay tribute to the eighth and final Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, lauded in the West for helping end the Cold War, in a farewell snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin’s refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who remains reviled […]
From perestroika to Putin, the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in pictures
The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union, has sparked renewed reflection about a key period in contemporary world history. Presiding over the waning USSR, Gorbachev was seen as a peacemaker by the West for his role in ending the Cold War — for which he received the Nobel […]
From perestroika to Putin, the life of Mikhail Gorbachev in pictures
The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union, has sparked renewed reflection about a key period in contemporary world history. Presiding over the waning USSR, Gorbachev was seen as a peacemaker by the West for his role in ending the Cold War — for which he received the Nobel […]
Putin Plans To Snub Gorbachev’s Funeral
MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is set to be buried Saturday in a ceremony falling short of a state funeral that will not be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin or top international leaders. The relatively low-key funeral reflects the Kremlin’s uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who has been revered in […]
Noble Ideas of Visionary Gorbachev Failed Because He Ignored the Deceit, Duplicity and Dangers of Imperialism
Gorbachev set out to reform the Soviet Union and make the entire world a less dangerous place to live in. If he had succeeded, the mad race for weapons of mass destruction would have not only slowed down but, assuming the best possible outcome, there was a real chance of their elimination or the elimination […]
Thou Gorbachev, just like Brutus!
Gorbachev’s was a betrayer’s life. He has physically left this earth, hours back; but has kept kilometer posts of betrayal on a land years ago identified as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). He’s the person who led a band of betrayers to dismantle the USSR – Soviet Union. The biggest country in the […]
Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
He will be remembered as the father of ‘perestroika’ but also for presiding over the fall of the Soviet Union Views: 0
‘If not me, who?’: Mikhail Gorbachev ended Cold War and saved the world, but failed to save Soviet Union FEATURE
30 Aug, 2022 It is hard to imagine that anyone could have dismantled the Soviet Union from the inside faster or more comprehensively than Mikhail Gorbachev, a man who had no such intention. Its crumbling is both Gorbachev’s singular achievement and his personal tragedy. It is also the most important moment in history since 1945. […]
Mikhail Gorbachev: How has Europe reacted to the death of the Soviet Union’s last leader?
Tributes have been paid from across Europe to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91. In a condolence telegram sent on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Gorbachev had a “huge impact on the course of world history.” Putin said the USSR’s last leader “deeply understood that reforms were necessary” and strove […]
Mikhail Gorbachev: How has Europe reacted to the death of the Soviet Union’s last leader?
Tributes have been paid from across Europe to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91. In a condolence telegram sent on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Gorbachev had a “huge impact on the course of world history.” Putin said the USSR’s last leader “deeply understood that reforms were necessary” and strove […]
Mikhail Gorbachev, Final Soviet Leader, Dies at Age 91
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, the final president of the communist country, has died at age 91, according to a hospital in a statement Tuesday. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow confirmed, reported the Interfax, TASS, and RIA Novosti news agencies. Other circumstances […]
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s final leader, dies
Mikhail Gorbachev, who enabled the Cold War to come to a peaceful end during his astonishing tenure as the leader of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 91 and reportedly died after a long illness, Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital said. Coming to power after a dispiriting succession of elderly, hardline Soviet leaders, Gorbachev brought […]
Mikhail Gorbachev: Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War dead at 91, Russian media report
The eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union died at a Moscow hospital where he was admitted for treatment, TASS and RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday night. Views: 0
Pinkerton: New York Times Continues Its Long History of Covering for Commies with Gorbachev Obit
You can always count on the New York Times to put its liberal spin on events. For instance, this breaking news headline: “Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who transformed the map of Europe and presided over the end of the Cold War, has died at 91.” We can see the spin here: the Times gives Gorbachev […]