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Feb 2024
38m 45s

Gorbachev | The Boy from Stavropol | 1

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Shaped by the brutality of the Stalin regime, Gorbachev’s childhood was one of poverty and hardship. But the communist system also works to his strengths, and allows him to reach the very top. All along, he remains a true believer but knows change must happen.  

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