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There is an almost Shakespearean tragic quality about the late Soviet leader's 1985-90 time in power, writes Tony Kevin. But Russian historians of the future may have reason to treat him kindly.
By Tony Kevin
To rise to the top of the Soviet political system from relatively humble beginni