The "new European Soviet".(Mikhail Gorbachev )(Brief article)

During a late-February address in Brussels, former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky warned that the European Union--referred to by former Soviet dictator Mikhail Gorbachev as the "new European Soviet"--represents a continuation of the totalitarian vision he had fought against in Russia.

In his speech, sponsored by the UK Independence Party, "Mr. Bukovsky called the EU a 'monster' that must be destroyed, the sooner the better, before it develops into a full-fledged totalitarian state," reported Paul Belien, editor of the Brussels Journal. "In his speech Mr. Bukovsky referred to confidential documents from secret Soviet files which he was allowed to read in 1992. …