Tag: Gorbachev

Uskorenie, Perestroika, Glasnost: How and Why Gorbachev Killed the Soviet Union

Post author By Matthew Rutzen
Post date March 30, 2021
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Gorbachev wanted to create “socialism with a human face.” But in an attempt to save his own country, he was squashed by both his former allies and the new reformers. Uskorenie, perestroika, and glasnost simply pulled away the fragile veil that kept society stifled.

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Is Xi’s Coronavirus Gorbachev’s Chernobyl?

Post author By Taylor Fairless
Post date March 26, 2020
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On December 31st, the government in Wuhan confirmed they had been treating dozens of cases of an unknown virus. By January 20th, other cases of this pathogen appeared in the United States, South Korea, and Thailand. A full seventy-two hours later, President Xi Jinping closed off Wuhan when 570 more cases had been confirmed.

Tags Chernobyl, COVID19, Gorbachev, Health, Wuhan, xi jingping