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We all know the story of the USSR's demise - Mikhail Gorbachev desperately tried to save the Soviet Union by reforming it, but ended up destroying it instead. But what did old Gorby do after this geopolitical fumble? That's what we'll explore in today's sidequest (spoiler alert: he made bank)!
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Michael Casolary, dancingvulture, Nick Wen, Adrien Maillet, FauxFowks, Ethan McCosby, semchapeu, Alex Newman, Titus Proctor, Shekel Dispenser, Clark Teeple, Joseph Bouqdib, Stoeoef, Roy Orbach, Dominic Tarro, D Meredith, Troy Humpherston, Mark Mills, Xian, Petru Cotarcea, Quan Van, Tony Drake, Leo Bond, SerialConvert, jack, Ryfael, Ivrenis, Gary M Trentman, Ryan Smock, Jamesie112, Santos, l'Empereur de Disco, Klaus, Oliver McKowen, Jonathan Horn, Kirk Lance, William DeLoach, Esbjörn Rundberg, Philip, Alex, Kyle LeGrone, Jackie, Efertone, NimoydDev, Timothy Gaensler-Debs, Matthew Moody, Alex Schwyn, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Lukas Schmidt, Dr D, Q 1, C. Briant Stringham, Randy Butler, Jonathan Ahrens
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Further Reading:
“Gorbachev: His Life and Times” by William Taubman - books.google.com/books?id=FpFYDgAAQBAJ
Go to piavpn.com/SideQuest to grab an 82% discount on Private Internet Access! That's just $2.03 a month, with 4 extra months for free!
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We all know the story of the USSR's demise - Mikhail Gorbachev desperately tried to save the Soviet Union by reforming it, but ended up destroying it instead. But what did old Gorby do after this geopolitical fumble? That's what we'll explore in today's sidequest (spoiler alert: he made bank)!
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If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sidequest_channel
Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know!
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A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity:
Michael Casolary, dancingvulture, Nick Wen, Adrien Maillet, FauxFowks, Ethan McCosby, semchapeu, Alex Newman, Titus Proctor, Shekel Dispenser, Clark Teeple, Joseph Bouqdib, Stoeoef, Roy Orbach, Dominic Tarro, D Meredith, Troy Humpherston, Mark Mills, Xian, Petru Cotarcea, Quan Van, Tony Drake, Leo Bond, SerialConvert, jack, Ryfael, Ivrenis, Gary M Trentman, Ryan Smock, Jamesie112, Santos, l'Empereur de Disco, Klaus, Oliver McKowen, Jonathan Horn, Kirk Lance, William DeLoach, Esbjörn Rundberg, Philip, Alex, Kyle LeGrone, Jackie, Efertone, NimoydDev, Timothy Gaensler-Debs, Matthew Moody, Alex Schwyn, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Lukas Schmidt, Dr D, Q 1, C. Briant Stringham, Randy Butler, Jonathan Ahrens
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Further Reading:
“Gorbachev: His Life and Times” by William Taubman - books.google.com/books?id=FpFYDgAAQBAJ
