By Hu Xijin

MIKHAIL Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union, passed away on Aug. 30, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences. But the real and overwhelming compliments for him came from the West, ranging from US President Joe Biden to then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and politicians from the same era of Gorbachev, who praised him for introducing "brave democratic reforms," bringing "freedom," ending the Cold War and making the world safer.

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