Yes but the present head of Russia, Mr Putin is more like Khrushchev than Gorby ever could be.
What Gorby gave Russia turned out in the longer term to be Putin. Putin's successor will be a lot like Stalin.
This was on c-span, and it was sad, really. Clinton was not in power when he was, so he invited Shirley McClain.
And he will be a hardcore commie as well!