At least glasnost and perestroika had just started when he was still alive, so maybe he had some sliver of optimism at that point, but I honestly doubt he’d be surprised, considering the bullshit he had to go through and having lived through the worst years of the Soviet Union.
I wonder what would Sakharov say about today’s Russia.
At least glasnost and perestroika had just started when he was still alive, so maybe he had some sliver of optimism at that point, but I honestly doubt he’d be surprised, considering the bullshit he had to go through and having lived through the worst years of the Soviet Union.