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El gráfico muestra sucesos clave durante los años de Gorbachov en el poder.
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Mikhail Gorbachoev, quien terminó con la Guerra Fría, muere a los 91 años

By Duncan Mil

August 31, 2022 - Occidente considera que el mayor logro del exlíder soviético Mikhail Gorbachov fue poner fin a la Guerra Fría sin derramamiento de sangre. Sin embargo, Gorbachov no pudo evitar la disolución de la Unión Soviética.

Gorbachev, the final president of the Soviet Union before it dissolved, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War Two.

He was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the reunification of Germany -- “for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community.”

He marked his rule with the concepts of “perestroika” and “glasnost,” meaning reform and openness.

“I began these reforms and my guiding stars were freedom and democracy, without bloodshed. So the people would cease to be a herd led by a shepherd. They would become citizens,” he said.

Gorbachev’s policies allowed previously unthinkable criticism of the party and the state but also emboldened nationalists who began to press for independence in the Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and elsewhere.

Many Russians never forgave Gorbachev for the turbulence his reforms unleashed, considering the subsequent plunge in their living standards too high a price to pay for democracy.

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PUBLISHED: 31/08/2022; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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