Mikhail Gorbachev
Politician
Soviets' Afghan War Informs Debate...issues President Obama must weigh as he decides the course of an unpopular and costly war he didn't start. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev also faced a troop-increase request during his first year, for a war he had inherited. Soviet... In this article: Soviet Union, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Robert Gates, U.S., Kabul, Mikhail Gorbachev, Afghanistan, and Hamid Karzai |
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 4 days ago
The long journey from Kafka to Gorbachev
...tools to debate and define their own happiness. The fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification, surprisingly accepted by Mikhail Gorbachev, meant immediate and direct support in reconstructing East Germany's institutions and economy.
In this article: Franz Kafka, Capitalism, Xenophobia, Communism, Socialism, Central and Eastern Europe, Norman Manea, Germany, and Ideology
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bizjournals: Local Business News | 4 days ago
Gorbachev's group backs Gibson Guitars
...Nashville Business Journal The U.S. arm of an international environmental organization founded by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has joined the chorus of advocacy groups supporting Gibson Guitar Corp. In a statement posted...
In this article: Gibson Guitars, Global Green USA, Nashville, Global warming, Forest protection, and Forest Stewardship Council
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 20, 2009
Gorbachev ponders political comeback
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING MOSCOW - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies yesterday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. Gorbachev said that corruption...
In this article: Social Democratic Party of Russia, Moscow, United Russia, Union of Social Democrats, Supreme Court, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin, and Soviet Union
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AP Online | November 20, 2009
Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback
MOSCOW (AP) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. Gorbachev said that corruption and overdependence on oil exports have aggravated...
In this article: Social Democratic Party of Russia, Russia, Moscow, United Russia, Union of Social Democrats, Supreme Court, Soviet Union, and Dmitry Medvedev
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Washington Times | November 17, 2009
The world according to Gorbachev
Sees enlightened leadership as sparking wide change Did Mikhail Gorbachev launch glasnost and perestroika in the mid-1980s with the aim of bringing about genuine democratic change in the Soviet Union? That's what he says in two interviews...
In this article: Warsaw Pact, Afghanistan, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union, United States, Democracy, Socialism, Taliban, and NATO
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
Moscow could have started WW3 over Berlin Wall: Gorbachev
...used troops to crush the demonstrations that preceded the fall of the Berlin Wall, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Tuesday. Gorbachev is hailed in the West for ignoring hardliners who advised him to guarantee the Soviet...
In this article: Soviet Union, Europe, Moscow, The Kremlin, Democracy, United States, and Barack Obama
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: ru-Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev.ogg, ; born 2 March 1931) is a Russian politician. He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991, and also the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1988 until its collapse in 1991. He was the only Soviet leader to have been born after the October Revolution of 1917.
Gorbachev was born in Stavropol Krai into a peasant family, and worked as a combine harvester on collective farms. He graduated from Moscow State University in 1955 with a degree in law. While in college, he joined the Communist party of the Soviet Union, and soon became very active within it. In 1970, he was appointed the First Party Secretary of the Stavropol Kraikom, First Secretary to the Supreme Soviet in 1974, and appointed a member of Politburo in 1979. After the deaths of Soviet Leaders Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, and Konstantin Chernenko, Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by Politburo in 1985.
Gorbachev's attempts at reform as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan contributed to the end of the Cold War, ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. Gorbachev is currently the leader of the Union of Social-Democrats, a political party founded after the official dissolution of the Social Democratic Party of Russia on 20 October 2007.
- Birth Date:
- March 02, 1931
- Birthplace:
- Privolnoye, Russia
- Place of Death:
- living
- Spouse:
- Raisa Gorbachyova (d. 1999)
- University Attended:
- Moscow State University
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
- Vice President:
- Gennady Yanayev
- Title:
- Member of Politburo
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