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Renowned Soviet Jewish refusenik Natan Sharansky discusses the impact that Mikhail Gorbachev had on Soviet Jewry as the last president of the USSR.

This week, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Gorbachev “one of the 20th century’s most extraordinary figures. He was a brave and visionary leader, who shaped our world in ways previously thought unimaginable.”

Renowned Soviet Jewish refusenik Natan Sharansky discusses the impact that Mikhail Gorbachev had on Soviet Jewry as the last president of the USSR.