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Why did Mikhail Gorbachev have trouble retaining support from hard-line communists?

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The main reason why Mikhail Gorbachev had trouble retaining support from hard-line communists was that he was more willing than most to "talk" with the United States in order to move the two countries forward out of hostile ground. 
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