I don’t believe in luck, but “good luck” tracking this down, on our post modern internet. :/
In the CIS, a liberal is one who goes against socialism.
That being said, I spent several years in Moscow (through the course of seven years), and have known of, and studied Putin since before Gorbachev twice addressed the Politburo, *IN the “life or death” necessity of global CCCP perception to “evolve”, (or to “transform”), which was directly linked (motivated by) to Reagan’s previous first term direct action to halt all extension of new credit (with terminal penalties), and halt CCCP debt re-scheduling.
All told, Soviet sovereign debt to Western Banks (London Club [including US Fed], Paris Club [including US Fed], and US Fed/IMF//tied to BIS), was estimated to be in excess of $4.5 Trillion (from 1921 to 1989-1990 (excluding WWII FDR scheduled CCCP debt forgiveness).
Reagan broke the entire CCCP and western socialist debt scheme. A scheme which arguably aided in the spread and goal of global socialist governance.
By the way, the historical “pathology” of what we are now witnessing all around us (in 2021), can be linked to many of the same players, financiers, and architects.
Gorbechev would go on through the new (renamed) ajoined FSB and western (and US) socialist infilled “Global Initiative” (the original Headquarters largely financed by Tides, Turner, and an assortment of other left wing foundations - and constructed by Nancy Pelosi’s husband on the former site of what was once considered by many as the most strategically important NORTHCOM base in North America, San Francisco Presidio), from which the strategy and money flowed into drafting the “global warming//climate change” phases, from Rio to Paris.
There is far more on this pertinent point alone, than most would read, even though near “jaw dropping”.
If one had the resources and time, they would learn that while young, the charismatic Putin would in time be heavily involved in the careers and ascension of both Gorbechev and Yeltsin, and in time his own ascension. As well, Putin was heavily involved in rewriting the “intermittent” doctrine of militarized socialist “takeovers”, to the speeches where Gorbechev (for necessary reasons), sought to transform the CCCP into the CIS, in part to wipe out sovereign debt, but also to “win the hearts and minds of western youth” to embrace global socialist governance.
Using one of my former service terms -
Bottom
Line
Up
Front
Putin is very much in the middle of everything today.
But quitting for the night...
We need to talk.