mikhail gorbachev

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By Erik Loomis

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On September 2, 2022

I was on the Great Ideas podcast yesterday to discuss the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, much of which revolved around the ways in which we want to see historical figures that get in the way from the way these figures actually were, something we also...

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Gorbachev

By Erik Loomis

On August 30, 2022

Despite what Americans want to believe about the man whom they credit with doing much to end the Cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev is probably best described as the greatest failure.

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LGM Film Club, Part 139: Gorbachev’s Pizza Hut Ad

By Erik Loomis

On March 3, 2021

This was spreading around Twitter and I hadn't seen it in awhile. It really does have a claim to be the most bizarre and amazing advertisement in television history. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fgm14D1jHUw.

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