About this episode

This episode discusses the rapid downfall of the Soviet Union and the role of Mikhail Gorbachev in its dissolution.

It’s rare that the downfall of an empire can be chalked up to the decisions of just one person. It’s even rarer, when the empire falls over the course of a year. That’s pretty much what happened with the Soviet Union when Mikhail Gorbachev dissolved it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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