Gorbachev Evokes Image of Czar;Soviet Leader, Alexander II Both Stirred E. Europe's Imagination From: The Washington Post | Date: October 8, 1988| Author: | Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

When Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev made his long-awaited visit to Poland in July, he said something that could have come straight out of the mouth of one of his czarist predecessors: "You must not have illusions, because illusions are dangerous."

Whatever Gorbachev's intentions, the phrase had the effect of reminding Poles that Russian domination of their country goes back a long way and is likely to continue, whatever the political climate inside the Soviet Union. Virtually the same point was made in the middle of the last century by the reformist Czar Alexander II during a triumphant ...

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