Gorbachev

American

[gawr-buh-chof, -chawf, guhr-buh-chawf] / ˈgɔr bəˌtʃɒf, -ˌtʃɔf, gər bʌˈtʃɔf /

noun

Mikhail S(ergeyevich) 1931–2022, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; the last president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.

Gorbachev British

/ 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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Israel should pursue the opportunity cautiously, following Reagan’s approach to Gorbachev: Trust but verify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Appointed vice premier under then-leader Jiang Zemin in 1991, he found himself nicknamed China's Mikhail Gorbachev after the reformist former president of the Soviet Union.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Mikhail Gorbachev forced the Soviet Union to reform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

It was more than two weeks before Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev spoke about it publicly.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

In 1985, however, things took a dramatic turn when Mikhail Gorbachev became head of the Soviet Union.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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