I did not watch or read any of it but Gorbachev was an important politician. He worked to create harmony between Russia and the West after the Soviet Union fell. I'm told his funeral was pretty much private because Vlad is not wanting to support Gorbachev's ideas.

Interesting.Gorbachov was possibly the greatest politician of his age and he was unfortunate to be overtaken by events..
If the USA had thrown money at Russia it would probably have been stolen by the oligarchs as they did with the Russian assets.

Boy! Vladimir Putin couldn't have said it better himself. I can understand the right wing fascists supporting Putin. I can't see those from the left supporting him. I guess they are just hard core Bolsheviks and still haven't gotten over the fall of USSR. They feel as if Putin annexed all of Ukraine, Georgia and then takes back the Baltics Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, it'll be like old times are back. Oh goodie.

Such a shame, but I am not surprised at all after all it is all about money.

So it goes