| ID | 105037 |
| Title Proper | Long, lame afterlife of Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Other Title Information | a cautionary tale about what happens when you fail to see the revolution coming |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Applebaum, Anne |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the most notable of the many photographs snapped at the gala held to mark his 80th birthday, Mikhail Gorbachev seems shorter and rounder than he did in his prime, back when he was one of the most important people in the world. He is inscrutable, only half-smiling; he also looks disheveled, and perhaps unsure of himself. Those impressions may of course be exaggerated by the fact that in this particular picture, the onetime general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union has his arm around Sharon Stone. Stone is wearing a slinky, champagne-colored dress and bright red lipstick. She is grinning widely. In heels, she is a good 6 inches taller than Gorbachev, which certainly takes away from his aura of authority. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy vol. , No. 187; Jul-Aug 2011: p.77-78 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy vol. , No. 187; Jul-Aug 2011: p.77-78 |
| Key Words | Mikhail Gorbachev ; Soviet Union - 1991 ; Russia |