外刊精读|Reformer of Soviet Union

@友邻外刊20220905MG,Reformer Of Soviet Union and Its Last Leader,Dies at91.

Summary

After reforming the state,MG unleashed a wave of unstoppable forces that led to the nation's demise,reshaping the geopolitical landscape and leaving the US. sole superpower.

He intended to implement restructuring and openness to breathe new life into sluggish 1980 economy, and remake the political system at the time of warming relations with the west.

After U.S.S.R. formally dissolved in 1991,his life was characterised by rounds on the lecture circuits in the west,penning papers and books and hobnobbing with international dignitaries. At home, he was relegated to the sidelines of politics.

MG was viewed as a maverick compared to his predecessors,cementing the thawing of the Cold War.