That would Yeltsin, sir. And Gorbachev was hardly a spineless drunk, he was a committed reformer. And considering the "public thoughts of Russians," which are currently up in arms over the war and mobilization, I would say its clear what they want. They want an end to Putin's totalitarian regime and democratic reforms. The very idea is that this comes down to an East-West ideosyncracies is entirely an Moscow-based talking point.