Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, called for a change of Russia’s leadership and criticised the ruling monopoly of the United Russia party as a “worse version of the Soviet Communist party”.
In a news conference marking the 20th anniversary of the attempted coup by hardliners in August 1991, Mr Gorbachev sought to defend his historical legacy. But he also scolded his successors in the Kremlin.
“Our senior management should be updated,” he told a packed hall of journalists on Wednesday.
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