Thirty years ago, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disappeared.
On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned.
The end of a world, of an era and of this cold war which had structured international relations for nearly a century.
Actor and privileged witness of this page of history, Vladimir Fédorovski has just released
The True Romance of Gorbatchev
(Flammarion).
A story nourished by little-known archives, tasty anecdotes and unpublished testimonies.
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35 years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the USSR
LE FIGARO.
- Glorified in the West for having put an end to the cold war, Mikhail Gorbachev wears today, in the eyes of the Russians, the hat of all the difficulties of their country.
So who is he, a visionary reformer or a faint-hearted dreamer?
Vladimir FÉDOROVSKI.
- Her strategy was not improvised, she was conscious.
The Soviet system was coming to an end, he knew it.
The machine has devoured itself.
But, according to him, there was still enough space to impose, from above,
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