Gorbachev’s reign, which lasted from 1985-91, ended with the restoration of capitalism in the USSR, the withdrawal of vital aid to and trade with countries and movements fighting imperialism worldwide, the breakup of the Soviet state into 15 separate countries... #history #imperialism #sovietunion
The public funded media of my country said he ended the “Dictatorial Communist Empire”. They turned his death into an opportunity to spread rabid anti-Communist propaganda. Something funny is that the corporate media only shows the opinion of white Western leaders.
Because the people who actually experienced communism have far too fond opinions of it that goes against their narrative.
“Socialism or barbarism” indeed