from moscow times.....
"Two days short of the 20th anniversary of the failed coup d'etat against him, former Soviet leaderMikhail Gorbacheveagerly relived the twists and turns of his political career — and criticized Russia's political present.
Dozens of reporters crowded into a news conference hall in downtown Moscow on Wednesday to listen to Gorbachev, 80, criticize Prime MinisterVladimir Putin, praise billionaireMikhail Prokhorov, and recall with fondness the policies of Belarussian PresidentAlexander Lukashenko.
Gorbachev found some good words for Putin, saying the restrictions on political freedoms that he has imposed during his decade in power were unavoidable.
But he said it was time for Putin to go and for his policies to change.
"In short, I'm unhappy," Gorbachev said".............READ MORE
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