Volume 36, Number 9 · June 1, 1989
The Gorbachev Prospect
By George Soros
I became closely involved in the Soviet Union early in 1987 after Gorbachev summoned Sakharov to return to Moscow to 'resume his patriotic work.' After extensive negotiations with Soviet officials, I set up a foundation called 'Cultural Initiative' for the expressed purpose of helping the Soviet Union to evolve into a more open society. Its Board of Directors reads like the Who's Who of glasnost. It includes:
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