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Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, background, addresses a conference of the Union of Industrialists in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday that Prime Minister... View Photo »
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, second left, delivers a lecture entitled "My Life in Politics" at the International University he founded in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says Prime Minister... View Photo »
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses students as he visits the International University in Moscow February 9, 2012. Gorbachev's visit was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the university. View Photo »
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Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin listens to a question during a conference of the Union of Industrialists in downtown Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says Prime Minister Vladimir... View Photo »
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The wax figures of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L), former St. Petersburg mayor Anatoly Sobchak (C) and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev are seen at a wax museum in St. Petersburg February 8, 2012. View Photo »
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A painting featuring former east German leader Erich Honecker (L) and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is seen in the storage facility of the Beeskow Art Archive, in the small town of Beeskow, on January 30, 2012. The archive comprises some 23.000... View Photo »
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (2-nd R) receives the Franz Josef Strauss Prize from former German Finance Minister Theo Waigel (L), Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (2-nd L) and Hans Zehetmair (R), chairman of the Hans Seidl Foundation,... View Photo »
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (R) shakes hands with former German Finance Minister Theo Waigel during the Franz Josef Strauss Prize ceremony in Munich, December 10, 2011. View Photo »
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Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (L) smiles with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during the Franz Josef Strauss Prize ceremony by the Hans Seidl Foundation, in Munich, December 10, 2011. View Photo »
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attends an awarding ceremony in Munich, southern Germany Saturday Dec. 10, 2011. Gorbachev was awarded with the Franz Josef Staruss award for his merits regarding the German reunification, Russian authorities... View Photo »
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Police officers detain a protester during a rally at Triumphal Square in downtown Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged... View Photo »
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In this March 30, 2011 file photo, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attends a charity gala at a central London venue honoring his 80th birthday. Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, Gorbachev... View Photo »
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 15, 2011 file photo, Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a conference on "The Gorbachev Generation" in Moscow. Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, former Soviet leader Mikhail... View Photo »
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Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha (R) shakes hands with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) during their meeting in Tirana November 30, 2011. View Photo »
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) speaks with President of the World Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov after the final game of the Women's World Chess Championship in Tirana November 30, 2011. Chinese grandmaster You Yifan beat India's... View Photo »
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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (R) poses with former French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine (L) during a press conference in Montpellier, southern France, on November 25, 2011 as part of the New Policy Forum annual meeting. View Photo »
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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 21: (R-L) Ksenia Gorbachev, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Mikhail Gorbachev and Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend the Mikhail Gorbachev Award 2012 press conference at Hotel Adlon on November 21, 2011 in Berlin, Germany... View Photo »
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Ksenia Gorbacheva, grand daughter of former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, attends a press confernce in Berlin, November 21, 2011. The former Soviet President and friends unveiled the Mikhail Gorbachev award to be presented in the German... View Photo »
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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a press confernce in Berlin, November 21, 2011. The former Soviet President and friends unveiled the Mikhail Gorbachev award to be presented in the German capital on March 20, 2012. View Photo »
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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and his grand daughter Ksenia Gorbacheva pose for a picture prior to a press conference in Berlin, November 21, 2011. The former Soviet President and friends presented the Mikhail Gorbachev award to be... View Photo »
About Mikhail Gorbachev
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв?·i, Mihajl Serge'evič Gorbačëv; Russian pronunciation: [mʲɪxɐˈil sʲɪrˈgʲeɪvʲɪtɕ gərbɐˈtɕof]; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai), is a Russian politician. He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991, and... Full Article
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Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin listens to a question during a conference of the Union of Industrialists in downtown Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has "exhausted himself" as...
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Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev arrives to deliver a luncheon speech accompanied by former Canada prime minister Brian Mulroney Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 in Montreal.
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses the audience in Ciudad Juarez October 17, 2011. Gorbachev has been invited as part of the "Competitive Juarez" program which is aimed at improving the state's economic and social development, according to local media.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a speech ahead of the Juarez Competitive Festival, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. The city notorious as the most dangerous in the hemisphere is throwing a party to tell the world that life here is getting better. Borrowing...
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev listens to a question during his news conference ahead of the 20th anniversary of Aug. 19, 1991, hardline coup that briefly ousted him and precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Gorbachev...
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Soviet ex-president Mikhail Gorbachev speaks during his press conference in Moscow on August 17, 2011. Russia marks on August 19-22, 2011, the 20th anniversary of the abortive 1991 coup against then Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. Tanks rolled through Moscow towards the Russian...
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) whispers to Soviet President Mikahil Gorbachev during a session of the People's Congress in Moscow, 03 September 1991. Earlier in the session Yeltsin blamed Gorbachev for the failed coup, saying Gorbachev's 'indecisiveness' led to the coup.
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