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
law government needs
There is an increasing awareness of the need for some form of global government.
hands nuclear-disarmament weapons
It is my firm belief that the infinite and uncontrollable fury of nuclear weapons should never be held in the hands of any mere mortal ever again, for any reason.
yugoslavia iraq america
There is only one superpower now and it doesn't know what to do with its status. As a result, we got Yugoslavia and Iraq, and the situation has only got worse.
unconditional-love people democracy
The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.
world call-of-duty dictator
The world will not accept dictatorship or domination
country peace creativity
Today, peace means the ascent from simple coexistence to cooperation and common creativity among countries and nations.
reality order tolerance
For a new type of progress throughout the world to become a reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order.
writing capricious creatures
History is a capricious creature. It depends on who writes it.
heavy paid
I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.
country government space
Imagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government.
water important movement
A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing.
environmental would-be revolutionary
Humankind has no option but to protect and live in harmony with its natural environment. However, it would be regrettable if in putting an end to revolutionary extremism, we should then come to environmental extremism. We should not forget that all extremes are the same.
party people guilt
The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage before the Party and the people for the mass repressions and lawlessness they committed is enormous and unforgivable.
struggle winning people
We have no right ever to forget that psychological warfare is a struggle for winning people's minds.