Today is 85 years old Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

Today is 85 years old Mikhail Gorbachev, and I cordially congratulate Mikhail Sergeyevich and his loved ones!

Tonight I will see him and congratulate him personally! Mikhail Gorbachev radically changed the whole world - and for the better. His main merits: the end of the Cold War and the arms race, the beginning of the process of global disarmament, including nuclear; the final removal of the threat of nuclear war; The cessation of a global confrontation: the free choice of their path by dozens of countries that have embarked on the path of democrates , including Russia; In Russia - for the first time: freedom, publicity, political pluralism, democracy, human rights; the liberation of all political prisoners, the closure of political camps and forced psychiatry; development of civil society, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech; multi -party, cancellation of censorship; the formation of parliamentarism; Freedom of departure from the country.

Recently, on Echo, I raised a vote - 67% of Gorbachev estimates positively and 33% negatively. Despite the terrible rollback to the past that we are worried, Gorbachev believes that the democratic changes begun by his restructuring are irreversible. I am sure of this. Happy anniversary, Mikhail Sergeyevich!

UPD: On the anniversary of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev-Right now! A lot of amazing and wonderful people gathered. Mikhail Sergeyevich has a cheerful and perky mood - that’s the main thing! 85 !!!

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