Riggo-toni Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/world/europe/mikhail-gorbachev-dead.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20220830&instance_id=70652&nl=updates-from-the-newsroom®i_id=174527447&segment_id=102784&te=1&user_id=e7de7e282bcffdf4504d80ade80415ea Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91 Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 A man of his time and his country who tried to move it forward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion At one point during the 1985 Geneva Summit, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev took a break from negotiations to take a walk. Only their private interpreters were present and for years, the details of what they talked about were kept secret from both the Russian and American public. But during a 2009 interview with Charlie Rose and Reagan’s Secretary of State George Shultz, Gorbachev revealed that Reagan asked him point-blank if they could set aside their differences in case the world was invaded by aliens. Quote Shultz was talking about the Lake Geneva summit and mentioned the two leaders ducked out of a meeting to take a walk to a nearby cabin. "I wasn't there...," Shultz said before Gorbachev cut him off. "From the fireside house, President Reagan suddenly said to me, 'What would you do if the United States were suddenly attacked by someone from outer space? Would you help us?' "I said, 'No doubt about it.'" "He said, 'We too.'" "So that's interesting," Gorbachev said to much laughter. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I feel responsible, as just the other night I was watching Rocky 4 and I mentioned to my colleague that Gorby was still alive. He couldn't believe it..... Thought it was cool when he came to pay his respects when Reagan passed. RIP MG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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