When Gorbachev dies most of the world will mourn and most Russians won't give a ****. Shows you're

[Mo Britain less Europe]

never a prophet in your own c**try, especially when it's infested with c**ts.

[modd]

world owns him a lot. without him we could have maybe headed towards nuculear showdown between america and the russians.

[Chief Arrowhead]

Reagan owned him like a mug. Socialist style government always loses, which amazes me that the people are willing to embrace the concept.

[modd]

unlike the previous russians.

[Mo Britain less Europe]

of course bitterly opposed by the "peace-loving" mobs who were then glad when the Cold War ended.

[Chief Arrowhead]

you are as dismayed as I am by the vitriole regarding the passing of a leader long since not in power.

Seems rather macabre.

But then AWIMB is mostly made up of IT types, so there you go. An unrepresentative sample.

They'll be shocked by the masses who mourn her during the ceremonies.

[stargooner]

Exactly. Tell you more - most russians will rejoice 'cause he's perceived there as the man who broke up the USSR. aNd most russians (putin included) are nostalgic about the ussr, wanting to restore it in some way or another.
Not the same in other former soviet states, like Ukraine and baltic states, where people welcomed the su break-up.