Mikhail Gorbachev

About Mikhail Gorbachev

The Soviet Union's final leader, who presided over the conclusion of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. His perestroika ("restructuring") campaign irreversibly altered the course of Russian history.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Russian Soviet politician. He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, he was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He was also the head of state of the country from 1988 to 1991, in office . Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Union from 1988 to 1989, President of the Supreme Soviet Union from 1989 to 1990 and President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. In terms of ideology, Gorbachev initially followed Marxism-Leninism, although he turned to social democracy in the early 1990s. Raised with Russian and Ukrainian origins, Gorbachev was born in Privolnoye, in the Stavropol Krai, in a poor peasant family. Growing up under the reign of Joseph Stalin, in his youth he operated a combine harvester on a collective farm before joining the Communist Party, which then dominated the Soviet Union as a one-state party under Marxist doctrine. Leninist.

Born	March 2, 1931, Privolnoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1952–1991), Independent (1991–2000), Russian United Social Democratic Party (2000–2001), Social Democratic Party of Russia (2001–2007)
Preceded by	Office established
Civilian awards	Nobel Peace Prize
Political party	Union of Social Democrats (2007–present)
Vice President	Gennady Yanayev
Nationality	Soviet (1931–1991), Russian (since 1991)
Children	Irina Mikhailovna Virganskaya
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Succeeded by	Office abolished

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Trivia

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for introducing the policy of Glasnost and the Harvey Prize in 1992, among several other honorary doctorates.

Mikhail Gorbachev before fame

As a teenager, he worked on large farms with combine harvesters.

Achievement of Mikhail Gorbachev

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for introducing the policy of Glasnost and the Harvey Prize in 1992, among several other honorary doctorates.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Mikhail Gorbachev family life

In September 1953, he married Raisa Titarenko, and they had only one daughter, Irina.

Associations of Mikhail Gorbachev

He developed close ties with a number of Western leaders, including President Ronald Reagan of the United States.

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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Irina Mikhailovna Virganskaya	Children		N/A
Raisa Gorbacheva	Spouse	N/A	Political Wife