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The last home of Mikhail Gorbachev's parents in Privolnoye

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Video. Gorbachev's humble hometown reminisces over the late Soviet leader

Updated: 04/09/2022 - 18:56 GMT+2

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who died last week, came from humble beginnings in a small rural village in Russia, home to only 3,000 people.

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