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Causes and Implications of the End of the Soviet Union

Mikhail Gorbachev reflects on the fall of the Soviet Union, U.S. actions in the last twenty years, and Putin and Medvedev’s roles in Russia today.

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By Lilia Shevtsova
Published on Oct 12, 2011

In a rare sit-down interview, Lilia Shevtsova asks former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev to reflect on the fall of the Soviet Union, U.S. actions in the last twenty years, and Putin and Medvedev’s roles in Russia today.

About the Author

Lilia Shevtsova

Former Senior Associate, Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program, Moscow Center

Shevtsova chaired the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, dividing her time between Carnegie’s offices in Washington, DC, and Moscow. She had been with Carnegie since 1995.

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Former Senior Associate, Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program, Moscow Center
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