Goodnight, Comrade Gorbachev.


A titan of the Cold War has passed; with what I feel is a near-disrespectful lack of substantial news coverage.

Perhaps because he "played for the other team". Yet, he remains one of those rare ideological enemies that it is possible to respect, even if we disagree.

Comrade Gorbachev came to power during the Reagan Era, and through new policies of "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" sent the USSR down an inevitable path to it's own demise.

I can perhaps trace my fascination with Mother Russia back to that era. I have no connection to The Bear, but having grown up in the late Cold War era, it was possible to see hope and promise for Russia on the horizon, even as an American.

Unfortunately, the rapid changes in Russia led them down a path that brought them to Putin's doorstep. Thirty-one years after the collapse, is our relationship with Russia any better or different?

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was raised as a communist, and likely an atheist. I don't know what Misha personally believed in, but I hope he finds a peaceful rest.