And so it begins - Gorbachev has come to power in 1985.
He asks himself - what is the fastest way to end the Cold War? Speak with the Americans, of course! But are they listening? Can the US and the USSR ever really be friends?

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A special thank you to the archives of the London Review of Books and the respective authors of articles that feature Gorbachev. I read every article in the LRB that mentioned Gorbachev in preparation for this series.

Photos are from the Taubman biography of Gorbachev, from the Gorbachev Foundation website, and from this fantastic archives of historical photos from Russian history - [ Ссылка ]
I thank them all for allowing me use of these brilliant resources.

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