Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev; born 2 March 1931) is a former Soviet statesman. He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 when the party was dissolved. He served as the country's head of state from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991. He was the only General Secretary in the history of the Soviet Union to have been born after the October...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth2 March 1931
CityPrivolnoye, Russia
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Montreal, this wonderful town… Pearl of Canada, Pearl of the world.
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I think the United States is sick. It suffers from the sickness, the disease of being the victor and it needs to cure itself from this disease.
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Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace of nuclear war ever present.
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Democracy must learn to defend itself.
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To me, nature is sacred; trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.
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The phenomenon of UFOs does exist, and it must be treated seriously.
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The threat of environmental crisis is the 'international disaster key' to unlock the New World Order.
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It will be difficult, even painful, but democracy will prevail in Russia. There will be no dictatorship, although relapses into authoritarianism are possible.
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We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people.
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It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.'
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We must treat water as if it were the most precious thing in the world, the most valuable natural resource. Be economical with water! Don't waste it! We still have time to do something about this problem before it is too late.
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Contemporary social democracy is what I believe is the right concept.
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I began to feel the desire for something more; I wanted to do something to make things better.
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Politics is my second love, next to my love for Raisa [Gorbacheva].