Gorbachev and the Destruction of Soviet Civilization

The USSR's Last Hope On March 10, 1985, General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko died after thirteen months in power. A man of principle and honesty, Konstantin Ustinovich had suggested to Brezhnev in the late 1970s that he listen to the opinions of Kosygin and Shelepin and begin to correct Khrushchev's "imbalances" not selectively, but systematically. Conduct a complete reassessment of Stalin's path, of himself, and of his associates. In essence,…