Imam Khomeini tried to warn the Soviet president against following the destructive path of Western liberal capitalism. The pro-Western path chosen after the collapse of the USSR turned out to be catastrophic for Russia and many of neighboring ex-Soviet republics.
Among his prophetic acts was the letter the Imam wrote toward the end of his blessed life to President Mikhail Gorbachev.
On January 3, 1988, a historic letter was delivered from Imam Khomeini to President Mikhail Gorbachev. This letter has since been entered into the annals of history as a piece of remarkably insightful and indeed prophetic writing from one head of state to another.
The historic letter has attracted attention of the world's pundits, analysts, spiritual men and religious scholars.