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
age information lasts
We were nearly one of the last to realize that in the age of information science the most expensive asset is knowledge.
government civilization community
The emerging 'environmentalization' of our civilization and the need for vigorous action in the interest of the entire global community will inevitably have multiple political consequences. Perhaps the most important of them will be a gradual change in the status of the United Nations. Inevitably, it must assume some aspects of a world government.
war world height
The world's deteriorating ecology poses as great a danger to mankind today as did the nuclear standoff between the superpowers at the height of the Cold War.
mistake arrogance sometimes
Sometimes its difficult to accept, to recognise ones own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance, and I was punished for that.
atheist believe believe-in-god
I say again that I am an atheist. I do not believe in God.
jesus political politics
Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.
views one-day too-much
The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.
communication talking civilization
New approaches are needed, new orientations in both thought and action. We must make the transition to a new civilization...We are talking of a transition toward a new civilization. No one knows what it will be like. What is important is to orient in that direction... I am convinced that a new civilization will inevitably take on certain features that are characteristic of, or inherent in, the socialist ideal.
communication leader experts
It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to ensure that world leaders act.
life-and-love accomplished has-beens
My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.
order world climate
A New World Order is required to deal with the Climate Change crisis.
community earth foundation
I envisage the prinicles of the Earth Charter to be a new form of the ten commandments. They lay the foundation for a sustainable global earth community.
historical soviet
The new European Soviet.
russia earth forests
The forests of Russia and Brazil are the lungs of the Earth.