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During an official visit to Italy, journalists asked Mikhail Gorbachev what Perestroika meant for the URSS. Gorbachev replied that Russia has embarked on an entirely new start, and using his hands to emphasise his point, he showed the figure 0 marked in place of 12?on his Raketa watch. From that date, the hour figures on Raketa?watches always start with 0 one of Raketa's trademarks.
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During an official visit to Italy, journalists asked Mikhail Gorbachev what Perestroika meant for the URSS. Gorbachev replied that Russia has embarked on an entirely new start, and using his hands to emphasise his point, he showed the figure 0 marked in place of 12?on his Raketa watch. From that date, the hour figures on Raketa?watches always start with 0 one of Raketa's trademarks.
