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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Every country should conduct its own reforms, should develop its own model, taking into account the experience of other countries, whether close neighbours or far away countries.
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The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization.
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a great deal is still to be done before stability develops into national accord.
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The pope did everything possible to help humanity out of its era of hate.
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It is a worthy reward for his efforts over many years. He is a man who does his job solidly and responsibly.
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While adhering to his convictions, with which one could agree or disagree, he was not dogmatic; he was looking for negotiations and cooperation. And this was the most important thing to me; he had the trust of the American people.
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You cannot put Russia down on its knees and hold it there because Russia will ultimately pull out.
What about Jesus Christ? I say that he was a precursor of idealists; a precursor of socialists.
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I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them a chance, in the media, in politics, in democracy.
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If current technological processes continue without change, the environment will change, and we, the human species, will either have to mutate or even die, to disappear, as many species have disappeared.
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I don't think Russia is setting this as a goal; I don't think this should be Russia's goal. I think even the United States doesn't need to be a superpower. China doesn't need to be a superpower. It's a different world.
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I couldn't wait to get to the most powerful position, because I thought then I would be able to fix problems that only the leader can fix. But when I got there, I realized we needed revolutionary change.
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I think God has some mechanism that he uses to punish those that make mistakes.
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Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.