In Praise Of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped terminate the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, died on last Tuesday. He was 91. His death has evoked worldwide reactions and glowing tributes have been paid for his boldness to execute consequential changes that have achieved epoch-making results in the international politics However, Gorbachev was not popular particularly within Russia for his allegedly flawed assessment and strategically erroneous calculation of the global and internal political relations and dynamics that led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union itself.