Mikhail Gorbechev’s demise at the age of 91 and subsequent reports changed my perception about this leader.Ascended to the soviet union’s presidency in1985 when cold war was on between the two super powers USA and USSR [union of soviet socialist republic]..As all communists believe the saddest part of the history was unfolded during his tenure .his reformist measures perestroika [reconstruction] and Glasnost [openness]didn’t helped soviet union’s aspirations and led to its disintegration later contracted to Commonwealth of Independent states- CIS with its citadel in Russia under his successor Boris Yeltsin a member of communist party of soviet union [CPSU] who took reins from him to avoid the crisis.Erstwhile soviet union was comprised of 15 republics including Baltic regions and Ukraine. Soviet union was an ally for many third world countries including India .people still gush about its glorious days where the country was prosperous and harmonious .Mikhail gorbachev led to its downfall.The might of soviet union helped them to defeat hitler’s germany in the second world war[ 1945 ]under joseph stalin .On the contrary Gorbachev was hailed as harbinger of peace when he entered into treaty with NATO -north atlantic treaty organisation for nuclear disarmament and due to his peace initiatives he was later awarded Nobel peace prize.The truce between two nuclear powers brought an end to the arms race and new world order has emerged.
