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The 72 pages that link to Mikhail Gorbachev, each with the reason it gives.

• Vladimir PutinCompared with: Gorbachev’s reformist legacy contrasts with Putin’s emphasis on centralized authority and state continuity.

• Deng XiaopingCompared with: His reforms contrasted with Deng’s preservation of one-party rule during economic change.

• Leonid BrezhnevCompared with: Gorbachev's reform program departed sharply from Brezhnev's preference for political and institutional stability.

• Kim Jong IlCompared with: Gorbachev’s reforms contrast with Kim’s resistance to comparable political liberalization.

• Walter UlbrichtCompared with: Gorbachev’s reformist approach sharply differed from Ulbricht’s insistence on centralized party authority.

• Erich HoneckerCompared with: Gorbachev pursued reforms and reduced Soviet intervention, while Honecker resisted comparable changes.

• Heydar AliyevCompared with: Gorbachev removed Aliyev from senior Soviet office amid a changing leadership and reform agenda.

• Singing RevolutionCompared with: His reform project enabled new political openings but did not aim to restore Estonian independence.

• Alexei KosyginCompared with: Gorbachev later pursued broader restructuring than Kosygin’s limited reform of the planned economy.

• Georgy MalenkovCompared with: Gorbachev pursued far-reaching reforms from a position of consolidated authority unlike Malenkov’s.