Childhood in Perestroika period

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I was born in 1987 - the period when Soviet state lived its last years. Years of Perestroika - "reforming, restructuring" in Russian. It was the time of global political and economical changes for my country. USSR recalled its troops from Afghanistan and stopped supporting socialist regime in other countries, political parties started severe fight, the intellectuals either turned into businessmen or emigrated, disintegration of the USSR in 1991, price increasing up to 500%, glasnost (publicity). These several events still touch hearts of any person over 25. What is interesting - there are many people who support Putin, but i think 90% of the adults blame Gorbachev for USSR disintegration. My parents, grandparents and other relatives don't agree with his actions. Some people really wish death to Gorbachev as soon as it is possible, joking "If he arrives to hell - he will also disorganize it" or saying "He sold his country to America and now he lives in Germany, because he is afraid of people's revenge". Partly these people can be understood. It is difficult to realise that you was born in the country that doesn't exist now. All people over 40 love to remember peaceful and organised life in USSR, its prices, opportunities for ordinary people, science, culture, moral an ethic values. As for me, i only remember some Lenin monuments demolition, appearing of foreign goods, teachers' and other workers' strikes because the lack of salary, rusty school playgrounds, sad faces of parents and grandparents. It seems modern situation in our country is much more better than it was in 1990s, that's why many people support our president. That is because let it be how it is, than how it was THEN.