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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: Restructuring, a vital concern of the people: speech at the 18th Congress of the Trade Unions of the USSR, February 25, 1987

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  • Cover of: Restructuring is carried out by the people: speeches by the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee made during the visits to Latvia and Estonia, Feburary 1987

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  • Cover of: Restructuring the party's work--a top-priority task: report at a meeting at the CPSU Central Committee, Moscow, July 18, 1989

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  • Cover of: Sibiri - uskorennyĭ shag: vystuplenie na soveshchanii partiĭnokhozi︠a︡ĭstvennogo aktiva Ti︠u︡menskoĭ i Tomskoĭ oblasteĭ 6 senti︠a︡bri︠a︡ 1985 goda

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  • Cover of: Statement

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  • Cover of: Statement by Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, on Soviet Television, August 18, 1986.

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Time for action, time for practical work: speech by the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee in Krasnoyarsk, September 16, 1988

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  • Cover of: A time for peace

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  • Cover of: To build up the intellectual potential of perestroika: meeting at the CPSU Central Committee with workers in the sciences and culture, January 6, 1989

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  • Cover of: To restore the image of socialism through democratization: a meeting at the CPSU Central Committee with the heads of the mass media, ideological institutions and artistic unions

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  • Cover of: Uglubli͡a︡tʹ perestroĭku, pribavitʹ v rabote: sbornik materialov o poezdke M.S. Gorbacheva na Kubanʹ i v Stavropolʹe, 17-19 senti͡a︡bri͡a︡ 1986 goda

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  • Cover of: Using the potential of cooperatives for furthering perestroika: speech by General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Mikhail Gorbachev, at the 4th All-Union Congress of Collective Farmers, March 23, 1988

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, to Great Britain, April 5-7, 1989: documents and materials.

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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, Visits of state, Interviews, Travel, Party work, Heads of state, Nuclear disarmament, Economic conditions, Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza, Peace, Biography, Diplomatic relations, Socialism, Political and social views, Journeys, Nuclear arms control, Communism, Perestroika

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, Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev (1931-2022), Mikhaïl Sergueevitch Gorbatchev (1931-)

Time

1985-1991, 1985-1995, 1975-1985, 1986-1991, 1975-, 1991-, 1982-, 1985-, 1986-, 1989-, 1981-1985, 1976-, Attempted coup, 1991, 1945-1991, 1953-1985, 1992-, 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
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
February 13, 2011 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import