Gorbachev, a man who had the courage to take a step backward
6 September 2022
Gorbachev was not a Vaclav Havel, an Imre Nagy, a man like Michnik and Walesa. He allowed for the end of the Soviet system while continuing to believe in it until the end. His legacy is very uncomfortable today in Putin’s Russia, who, to rebuild the glories of imperialist Russia, is willing to send thousands of Russian soldiers to the slaughter and destroy entire cities, in Ukraine as he has already done in Chechnya, Georgia and Syria. Gorbachev taught the world that any reason of state, albeit the best cause, should never be accomplished with blood. By Gabriele Nissim, President of Gariwo