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
chance elect government people politics
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.
government states united
Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.
ideas government synthesis
In our discussions here at the forum there was no trace of the futile debate about what is better, capitalism or socialism...We should seek a synthesis of ideas and values that have proven their viability...
order nwo world-government
Further global progress is now possible only through a quest for universal consensus in the movement towards a new world order.
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.
government order citizens
A new world order is taking shape so fast that governments as well as private citizens find it difficult just to absorb the gallop of events.
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.
law government needs
There is an increasing awareness of the need for some form of global government.
efforts job man reward worthy
It is a worthy reward for his efforts over many years. He is a man who does his job solidly and responsibly.
agree looking trust
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.
certainly competition exchanges freedom universal
There should be competition and exchanges between different countries, but there are certainly certain universal values, and that is freedom and democracy.
agenda cannot environmental item
I think the environmental problem will be the number one item on the agenda of the 21st century... This is a problem that cannot be postponed.
attempt below possible reforms resolute suppressed union
Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way.
arms change iron nature needed rid solve therefore
We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race.