Gorbachev Says Putin's Time Is Up

18 August 2011 | Issue 4704

Two days short of the 20th anniversary of the failed coup d'etat against him, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eagerly relived the twists and turns of his political career — and criticized Russia's political present.

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Gorbachev Says Putin's Time Is Up