Comments on: I Don't Think Gorbachev Is A Hero

mao and the subsequent

mic — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:40:35 +0800

mao and the subsequent chinese leadership broke with the soviet union after krushnev denounced joseph stalin and his atrocities. in the viewpoint of the chinese, the soviet union had become "revisionist" and was so against original marxist/leninist/stalinst doctrine. Hence the Sino/Soviet split. However, when stalin was in power, the chinese were his biggest cheerleaders. It all had to do with idealogy, even if by name they were both "communist" countries.

I Don't Think Gorbachev Is A Hero

Unknown — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:23:03 +0800

Yes today's Russia can only survive by playing oil prices and selling weapons to China, so sad....

Putin said ""the collapse of the USSR is the biggest tragedy in the 20th century", and he also is supporting restoring the old USSR national anthem, and he also is restoring the historical position of Lenin and Stalin. And he is very popular in Russia. According to the rules of democracy, there must be very very many people in Russia who has the same views as Putin. So how do you explain it?

Also, how do you explain that Gorbachov himself said he regretted what he did to Russia?

Please explain.

I Don't Think Gorbachev Is A Hero

Unknown — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 17:12:19 +0800

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why is it no longer a bear and a superpower?

Superpowers are outdated and outmoded concepts with no place in the modern world. Soft power is the new black. Russia has moved with the times, it can get more out of a western government in five minutes by threatening to increasing the price of natural gas by 1 percent than the USSR could get in 5 years of threatening to nuke them back into the ice age.

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Why are today's Russian people's living standards worse than in the USSR?

You've been reading Chinese history books, haven't you?

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Why does Putin say that "the collapse of the USSR is the biggest tragedy in the 20th century?

Because he's an outtmoded nationalist harking back to a romantisized glory day that never really existed. He'd probably praise imperial Russia if he thoght he had a shot at becomeing Tsar. If the USSR was so great, why did Mao hate it and why did a generation of Chinese leaders consider its to be just as dangerous a hegamony as that of the US?

I Don't Think Gorbachev Is A Hero

Unknown — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:58:05 +0800

You said Russia became a member of the "BRIC"? Well, so becoming a member of the BRIC means its great? So USA, Japan, all of West Europe are all not in the BRIC, so Russia, China, India and Brazil are better than those non-BRIC countries? This is the logic of : "He is thriving. He is a member of the fastest cancer recovering patient today!" Well, what about the non-patients? If today's Russia is better than the old USSR, why is it no longer a bear and a superpower? Why are today's Russian people's living standards worse than in the USSR? Why are so many Russians today want old USSR's ways restored (anthem, leaders, international influence, etc). Most important, as Math said, why does Gorbachov himself said he regretted about his actions? Why does Putin say that "the collapse of the USSR is the biggest tragedy in the 20th century? Please answer these questions.

I Don't Think Gorbachev Is A Hero

Unknown — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:53:25 +0800

Russia is now thriving It;s one of the world's four hottest new markets (Brazil, Russia, India and China, known collectively in the marketing world as the "BRICs"). Russia would never have become one of the BRIC's without Gorbachev's visionary reforms and his realization that he could not hold back the inevitable. He was the best thing that ever happened to Russia in the last century, and one can only hope and pray the PRC will one day have a leader of similar vision and courage who can elevate China to the position of greatness it deserves. It's not there yet, not by a long shot, and never will be as long as it's beholden to leaders with small, petty minds.