How big will Mikhail Gorbachev's death be in the US media?

- Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet dictator.

- he pretty much single handedly collapsed the USSR with his 2 policies of Glasnost (free press) and Perestroika (capitalism).

- He removed the Berlin Wall and "freed" Eastern Europe

- He removed troops from Afghanistan

- He was Reagan's "useful idiot" (Lenin term).

- won the noble peace prize in 1990

- Awarded the Ronald Reagan freedom award

- Pretty much won a bunch of awards in general

Don't even know who is is without reading your litte write up about him:P-Sniper99-

They might let it accidentally slip out. Nearly everyone here doesn't give a flying **** about (former) foreign leaders, no matter how huge their impact on the world was.scorch-62

It'll be huge

It will also kickstart a Reagan retrospective into his policies and tenure and the dealings between the two

Don't even know who is is without reading your litte write up about him:P-Sniper99-

[QUOTE="scorch-62"]They might let it accidentally slip out. Nearly everyone here doesn't give a flying **** about (former) foreign leaders, no matter how huge their impact on the world was.buxboy

I would say at the most, as big as reagan's death. He was absolutely instrumental in bringing down the Soviet union, and leading Russia into a new age. I think he was a great man, worthy of a great funeral.buxboy

I completely agree. He never got the credit he deserved in bringing down the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War, in my opinion. It's ashame that his funeral and the attention it garners probably won't be commensurate to the role this guy played in shaping our world.

It's funny how the best Soviet leaders were the first and last. While he isn't as important in history as Lenin or Stalin, I can see his death turning into a Russian holiday. As the poster above said, I think it would do him justice if they preserve him just like Lenin in his tomb.

They can dig up Stalin and burn him though...

Lol he has a purple splodge on his head.

Sorry about that Mickey.

Anyway, I guess it depends how he dies.

It's funny how the best Soviet leaders were the first and last. While he isn't as important in history as Lenin or Stalin, I can see his death turning into a Russian holiday. As the poster above said, I think it would do him justice if they preserve him just like Lenin in his tomb.

They can dig up Stalin and burn him though...

FunkWeasel

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It's funny how the best Soviet leaders were the first and last. While he isn't as important in history as Lenin or Stalin, I can see his death turning into a Russian holiday. As the poster above said, I think it would do him justice if they preserve him just like Lenin in his tomb.

They can dig up Stalin and burn him though...

CruxisXIII

Russia is in such great shape today? F*** stalin. As a russian I can tell you F*** stalin. You obviously know nothing of stalinist russia.

[QUOTE="FunkWeasel"]

It's funny how the best Soviet leaders were the first and last. While he isn't as important in history as Lenin or Stalin, I can see his death turning into a Russian holiday. As the poster above said, I think it would do him justice if they preserve him just like Lenin in his tomb.

They can dig up Stalin and burn him though...

CruxisXIII

[QUOTE="CruxisXIII"][QUOTE="FunkWeasel"]

It's funny how the best Soviet leaders were the first and last. While he isn't as important in history as Lenin or Stalin, I can see his death turning into a Russian holiday. As the poster above said, I think it would do him justice if they preserve him just like Lenin in his tomb.

They can dig up Stalin and burn him though...

MattUD1