Mikhail Gorbachev and the Urals: Political Pendulum

The article presents the author’s memoirs about his work with Mikhail Gorbachev in period from 1990 to 2004, including visits Yekaterinburg. A detailed analysis of activities Sverdlovsk regional organization CPSU at last 28th congress this party, meeting General Secretary M. S. Gorbachev, is presented. It noted that attitude members delegation personality was different, but general, Communists supported ideas perestroika and need for serious reform social, economic political systems Soviet Union. visit running candidate presidential election Russian Federation Yekaterinburg early 1996 during campaign analyzed. shown majority region residents towards him extremely negative, which negatively affected results. consequences February 2001 status Chairman United Social Democratic Party are outlined. visit, both ordinary citizens authorities city him, has changed dramatically better. despite complexity inconsistency Sergeyevich citizens, region, significantly over past thirty years after collapse USSR. But final verdict undoubtedly major public figure will be handed down by history.