Gorbachev

[ gawr-buh-chawf, -chof; Russian guh r-buh-chawf ]

/ ˈgɔr bəˌtʃɔf, -ˌtʃɒf; Russian gər bʌˈtʃɔf /

noun

Mi·kha·il S(er·ge·ye·vich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich, mi-keyl; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ, mɪˈkeɪl; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/,born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.

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Of course, in Russia at that time you had just the beginning of Gorbachev, and glasnost and perestroika.

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When Ronald Reagan went to the Brandenburg Gate at the height of the Cold War he said: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

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Still more excitingly for Cohen, glasnost included a Bukharin revival, with major support from Gorbachev himself.

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“I never knew anything about Sharansky,” Gorbachev told Cotler.

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But then again, Gorbachev didn't strike most people as Gorbachev for a good long time, if you follow my drift.

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In fact I spoke by phone with President Gorbachev just today.

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Gorbachev

Gorbachov

/ (ɡərbaˈtʃɒf) /

noun

Mikhail Sergeevich (mixaˈil sirˈɡjejivitʃ). born 1931, Soviet statesman; general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party (1985–91): president (1988–91). Nobel peace prize 1990. His reforms ended the Communist monopoly of power and led to the break-up of the Soviet Union

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Gorbachov

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