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Meeting Gorbachev

film by Herzog [2018]
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"Meeting Gorbachev" is a 2018 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and Andre Singer. The film chronicles the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev is known for his policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), which aimed to reform the Soviet economy and political system. His leadership ultimately contributed to the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The film offers insights into Gorbachev's pivotal role in these historic global changes.12345

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  4. Soviet Union - Foreign policy
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