Mikhail Gorbachev looks at the history of Communism and how it started in Russia and spread worldwide. Looks at its history in Russia, and Gorbachev's disillusionment with the system and desire to reform and improve it. He discusses the policies of "glasnost" and "perestoika" that he introduced, the fall of the Berlin wall, his own position and his hopes for the future.
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