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>I'd imagine Gorbachev commmands the same respect in the former USSR that Carter gets in the USA.
For different reasons, of course. But the fact that Gorbachev (whom I admire) gets little respect in Russia is that very little has changed in the way the government there works and mentality of the people. That is, Russia==USSR.
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