US President Ronald Reagan back in 1987, imploring Mikhail Gorbachev to ‘tear down the wall, and open up the USSR and that is what Gorbachev did, as the world remembers is legacy following his passing in Moscow at the age of 91. Jon Snow, the former presenter of Channel 4 News, joined Kieran to recall his time reporting on Gorbachev during his years as leader.
"He realised he could no longer use violence and oppression to get their way!'
US President Ronald Reagan back in 1987, imploring Mikhail Gorbachev to ‘tear down the wall, and open up the USSR and that is what Gorbachev did, as the world remembers is legacy following his passing in Moscow at the age of 91. Jon Snow, the former...
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