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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As a human being, I want to support Boris Nikolayevich (Yeltsin) and wish him recovery, ... the president's health is also a political matter.
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A true leader, a man of his word and an optimist, he traveled the journey of his life with dignity and faced courageously the cruel disease that darkened his final years. He has earned a place in history and in people's hearts.
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devotion to his followers is a remarkable example to all of us.
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A birthday party will be a modest one, and I shall celebrate it with relatives and friends.
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America has a right to be a leader, ... this leadership should be realized through partnership, not domination.
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Reagan was a statesman who, despite all disagreements that existed between our countries at the time, displayed foresight and determination to meet our proposals halfway and change our relations for the better, stop the nuclear race, start scrapping nuclear weapons, and arrange normal relations between our countries.
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a great deal is still to be done before stability develops into national accord.
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My goal was to avoid bloodshed. But unfortunately there was some bloodshed, after all.
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Putin wants to stay in power, but not so that he can finally solve our most pressing problems: education, health care, poverty.
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Even today, a majority of people surveyed say that they regret the fact that the USSR collapsed. But only 9 percent say that they would want it back.
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In Russia, there are those who make their money in criminal ways, but I earn everything myself.
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The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup.
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I will never give up politics. I've tried to give it up three times, but I never made it. Politics mobilizes me. I won't last long if I give it up.
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The most important thing is who counts the votes.