Like most people of the former Soviet republics, Russian writer Nikolai Starikov cannot forgive Mikhail Gorbachev, general secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R., for economic collapse. Among other things, he cannot forgive Gorbachev for a betrayal of Soviet Union’s allies in Afghanistan and Cuba.
According to Mr. Starikov, Gorbachev destroyed the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance in a moment, going over to multilateral settlements in dollars. Without a dire necessity, Gorbachev disbanded the Warsaw Treaty military-political bloc.
Nikolai Starikov thinks Gorbachev did not work for the preservation of the Soviet Union, but for growth of his influence. By 1991, Soviet people had been deeply disappointed in this political figure.
Happily in a little over a decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has brought Russia back as a world power, capable of successfully challenging the American evil empire and its European vassals. His overwhelming 90% popularity reflects it, even during current economic hard times.
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