The Passing of One of the Soviet Union's Key Foreign Policy Advisors...

Georgy Arbatov was one of Leonid Breznev's and Yuri ("Mr. KGB") Androprov's top advisors on how to crush  deal with the United States.  He passed away yesterday,  Arbatov was for years the Director of the US & Canada Institute which spied focused on the US, reached out to engage key US policymakers and media.  But to some degree, Arbatov was seen as a key force within the Kremlin advocating for reform, realizing the Soviet system was unworkable and destined for failure - thus paving the way for Gorbochev and Yeltsin.  He was 87.  RIP.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gwr08Nrq14nB-zQDnJB0vziSq6OgD9IJ3KQ00?docId=D9IJ3KQ00