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At the time, he believed Putin to be a committed democrat who nevertheless had to use "a certain dose of authoritarianism" to stabilize the economy and rebuild the state after the Yeltsin era.

Taubman noted that he was "capable of blowing up for calculated effect".

Throughout his life, he tried to dress fashionably.

" Taubman regarded Gorbachev as being "exceptional.

That month, a plenum accepted his recommendations and the passed a "law on enterprises" implementing the changes.

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In June he traveled to Ukraine, in July to Belarus, and in September to , urging party members in these areas to take more responsibility for fixing local problems.

Hardliners were urging Gorbachev to disband the presidential council and arrest vocal liberals in the media.

In the buildup to this, Gorbachev sought to improve relations with the U.