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“Gorbachev is regarded as a disaster by historians, including Vladislav Zubok, who wrote a brilliant book called Collapse that came out last year, The Fall of the Soviet Union.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: Gorbachev's leadership failures
For: Historians and those interested in Soviet history
Key quote: “Vladislav Zubok, who wrote a brilliant book called Collapse that came out last year, The Fall of the Soviet Union.”
The host mentions Vladislav Zubok's book 'Collapse' to highlight the complexities of Gorbachev's leadership and the disastrous outcomes of his idealistic reforms. Zubok's analysis provides a deeper understanding of Gorbachev's motivations and the historical context of the Soviet Union's decline.