Looking at how Mikhail Gorbachev's policies changed the Soviet Union, would you consider him a patriot, or in

Question

Looking at how Mikhail Gorbachev's policies changed the Soviet Union, would you consider him a patriot, or in a sense, a subversive?

Answer 1

He was a patriot, but 'glasnost' - by inviting people to offer constructive criticism - soon brought out the many failings of the Soviet system; and thus inadvertently led to collapse.

So, he was a patriot whose good intents got out of hand.