The Burning Archive

67. Mikhail Gorbachev's Dark Night


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Part Two of this extended episode on Mikhail Gorbachev's significance in world history begins with one of Gorbachev's favourite old Soviet songs - Tyomnaya noch'/ Темная ночь/  Dark is the night  (1942). It continues with a discussion of Gorbachev's legacy to the world with each of his key ideas - glasnost, perestroika and peace. The episode includes a section of the fateful press conference in 1991 when the USA recommitted to the Cold War and concludes with Gorbachev himself singing a beautiful old Soviet ballad.

### Dear Listeners - My apologies. THere was a glitch in my audio editing of this episode so there are many words and syllables that were clipped. This had made the sound quality not as good as I would like. I will replace in time but will need to re-record the whole episode. In the meantime, do please listen despite the flaws.


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