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Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988, as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990 and the only President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Ideologically, Gorbachev initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s.

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leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

Born 2 March 1931
Died 30 August 2022

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  • Cover of: Speech by Mikhail Gorbachev on Soviet television, March 29, 1986

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Restructuring is urgent, it concerns everyone and everything: speech by Mikhail Gorbachev at the meeting of the activists of the Khabarovsk Territory Party Organization, July 31, 1986

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Speech by Mikhail Gorbachev in Vladivostok, July 28, 1986

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  • Cover of: The results and lessons of Reykjavik: summit meeting in the Icelandic capital October 11-12, 1986

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  • Cover of: Perestroĭka - krovnoe delo naroda: rechʹ na XVIII sʺezde professionalʹnykh soi︠u︡zov SSSR, 25 fevrali︠a︡ 1987 goda

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  • Cover of: Address to the 11th Congress of the SED

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  • Cover of: At the crucial stage of perestroika: speech at the meeting with the heads of the mass media, March 29 1989

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  • Cover of: At the summit: speeches and interviews, February 1987-July 1988

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  • Cover of: Bilans et leçons de Reykjavik: rencontre au sommet dans la capitale de l'Islande, 11-12 octobre 1986

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  • Cover of: Bringing out the potential of socialism more fully: speech by the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee in the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic : Warsaw, July 11, 1988

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  • Cover of: Bystree perestraivatʹsi͡a︡, deĭstvovatʹ po-novomu: rechʹ na vstreche s trudi͡a︡shchimisi͡a︡ goroda Tolʹi͡a︡tti 8 apreli͡a︡ 1986 goda

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  • Cover of: Channel the energy of youth into perestroika: speech at the All-Union Student Forum, November 15, 1989

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  • Cover of: Conversations with Gorbachev: on perestroika, the Prague Spring, and the crossroads of socialism

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Photo of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev

leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

Born 2 March 1931
Died 30 August 2022
Subjects
Politics and government, Foreign relations, World politics, Economic policy, Perestroĭka, History, Kommunisticheskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ Sovetskogo Soi︠u︡za, Congresses, Interviews, Travel, Visits of state, Heads of state, Nuclear disarmament, Economic conditions, Party work, Peace, Biography, Socialism, Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza, Diplomatic relations, Journeys, Nuclear arms control, Political and social views, Perestroika, Politique et gouvernement
Places
Soviet Union, United States, Russia (Federation), URSS, Former Soviet republics, Iceland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Reykjavík, Europe, France, Germany, Germany (East), Italy, Japan, Rusia, Siberia (Russia), Ukraine, Unión Soviética, Afghanistan, Arctic regions, Asia, Chernobylʹ, Communist countries, Estonia
People
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev (1931-), Mikhaïl Gorbatchev (1931-), Ronald Reagan, Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin (1870-1924), Zdeněk Mlynář, Daisaku Ikeda, Mikhaïl Sergueevitch Gorbatchev (1931-)
Time
1985-1991, 1985-1995, 1975-1985, 1986-1991, 1975-, 1982-, 1991-, 1985-, 1986-, 1981-1985, 1989-, 1976-, 1945-1991, 1953-1985, 1992-, Attempted coup, 1991, 1945-, 1945-1989, 1945-1992, 1953-, 1970-, 1975- ., 1976-1985, 1981-, 1981-1989

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Alternative names

  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Mikhail S. Gorbachev
  • Michail Gorbatschow

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June 8, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
June 8, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
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February 13, 2011 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import