As the years pass since the demise of the old Soviet Union, it’s important to remember the truth about that communist regime.

So says Yuri Maltsev, the Carthage College economist and former adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev. Maltsev addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society in a special Tuesday session.

Click play below for Maltsev’s explanation of his reasons for speaking out about a regime that’s been dead for 17 years.

6:15 p.m. update: Watch the entire 1:03:54 recording by clicking the play button below.

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