BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbatchev (C) signs autographs as he stand next to his daughter Irina Virganskaya (R) and the Russian ambassador in Germany Vladimir Kotenev prior to the Cinema for Peace gala dinner on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbatchev (C) signs autographs as he stand next to his daughter Irina Virganskaya (R) and the Russian ambassador in Germany Vladimir Kotenev prior to the Cinema for Peace gala dinner on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

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