This is why you should not take your Soviet history lessons from a self-help writer. Not only did the United States try to help Gorbachev, he wasn't in power after the Soviet collapse, and we then went all-in for Yeltsin, including getting Russia into the G-7.
Marianne Williamson
 @marwilliamson
30 Aug 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev was a visionary leader. The refusal of the U.S. to help Russia when the Soviet Union collapsed was typical of America's arrogance and lack of visionary foreign policy. If we had helped Gorbachev then, Russia's path would probably have not been toward a Putin.
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You have no idea what kind of writer I am because you have never read my books. (You should never take your advice from someone who gets their opinions secondhand from the internet.) It was Gorbachev who allowed the breakup of the Soviet Union. Of course he was in power.

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No, it was Gorbachev who did not do an "end of Czech Spring" style intervention when the Berlin Wall fell. And good for him! But it was also Gorbachev who sent troops into Lithuania in Jan 1991, so "allowed the breakup of the Soviet Union" is not the description I'd choose.
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Try a Google search if you don’t believe one of foremost experts. Cray cray woman.
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Bless your heart
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Oh dear.
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Marianne, aside from being a Soviet expert Dr. Tom Nichols has written a book you need to read titled "The Death of Expertise." Honestly, you need to stay in your lane, and certainly, before commenting on someone's post you need to look at his/her bio/research who he/she is.
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Woopsie
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Please point out the book about Russian history….
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Dear, you have no idea who Tom Nichols is or his credentials. You have never read any of *his* books. Yet here you are, flapping your gums. I recommend The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters.
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I think Tom wrote a book that pretty much describes this situation. Marianne should probably read it before going any further 😉
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BREAKING NEWS: Intellectual lightweight enters the ring with heavyweight champ. Gets blown out faster than a piece of penny gum after the goodie was chewed out. Marianne needs to stick to her knitting.
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