- Gorbachev
- biographical name Mikhail Sergeyevich 1931- Soviet politician; 1st secretary of Communist party (1985-91); president of U.S.S.R. (1990-91)
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Gorbachev
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Gorbachev — [gôr′bə chôf΄, gôr΄bə chôf′] Mikhail (Sergeyevich) [mē΄khä ēl′] 1931 ; general secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R. (1985 91) … English World dictionary
Gorbachev — Mikhaïl Gorbatchev Mikhaïl Sergueïevitch Gorbatchev Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв Unique président de l Union soviétique … Wikipédia en Français
Gorbachev — noun Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931) • Syn: ↑Mikhail Gorbachev, ↑Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev • Instance Hypernyms: ↑statesman, ↑solon,… … Useful english dictionary
Gorbachev — n. family name; Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (born 1931), Soviet politician, former president of the Soviet Union (1988 1991), winner of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize … English contemporary dictionary
Gorbachev Foundation — is a non profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California founded in 1992 by the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. [ [http://www.gorby.ru/en/default.asp Gorbachev Foundation] ] .References … Wikipedia
Gorbachev, Mikhail — ▪ president of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in full Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev born March 2, 1931, Privolye, Stavropol kray, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet official, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union… … Universalium
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich — (1931– ) Born in a village in Stavropol Krai, Mikhail Gorbachev experienced both the privations of Joseph Stalin’s purges and World War II, losing relatives in both. He proved to be an excellent student and was awarded a law degree from Moscow … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich — (1931– ) The last president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev oversaw radical changes in both the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and the country as a whole. He presided over the abandonment of the Brezhnev doctrine, and played … Historical dictionary of Marxism
Gorbachev Peace Egg — The Gorbachev Peace Egg is a Fabergé egg by Fabergé workmaster Victor Mayer. In 1991 Herbert Mohr Mayer gave the Gorbachev Peace Egg to Mikhail Gorbachev, president of the former Soviet Union. It was given as a tribute to the way in which… … Wikipedia
Gorbachev, Mikhail (Sergeyevich) — born March 2, 1931, Privolye, Stavropol region, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet official and last president of the Soviet Union (1990–91). After earning a law degree from Moscow State University (1955), he rose through the ranks to become a full… … Universalium
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich — (1931– ) While leader of the Communist Party and president of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev presided over the dismantling of the USSR. He had been brought into the Politburo by KGB chief Yuri Andropov and rose to general secretary of the party… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
