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Mikhail Gorbachev blames TV show Dallas for the fall of the USSR

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev blames TV show Dallas for the fall of the USSR because it opened people’s eyes to western lifestyles Dave Stewart said Mikhail Gorbachev told him that the 1980s soap opera Dallas ‘had more effect’ in bringing about Soviet collapse than anything else Gorbachev said the show opened people’s eyes to Western … Read more

Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin is diagnosed with coronavirus

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Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, and has temporarily stepped back from his work as he begins a period of self isolation.  Speaking during a televised meeting, Mishustin recommended to Putin that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov should become the acting Prime Minister for the … Read more