How old was Mikhail Gorbachev?
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev was born in Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, to a poor peasant family of Russian and Ukrainian heritage. Growing up under the rule of Joseph Stalin, in his youth, he operated combine harvesters on a collective farm…
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev was born in Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, to a poor peasant family of Russian and Ukrainian heritage. Growing up under the rule of Joseph Stalin, in his youth, he operated combine harvesters on a collective farm before joining the Communist Party, which then governed the Soviet Union as a one-party state according to the prevailing interpretation of Marxist–Leninist doctrine.
How old was Mikhail Gorbachev?
Mr. Gorbachev took power in 1985 and introduced reforms, as well as opened up the Soviet Union to the world. But he was unable to prevent the slow collapse of the union, and many Russians blamed him for the years of turmoil that ensued. Outside Russia, he was widely respected, with the UN chief saying he had “changed the course of history”.
Mikhail Gorbachev was a one-of-a-kind statesman,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. The world has lost a towering global leader, committed multilateralist, and tireless advocate for peace. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born on 2 March 1931 and died at the age of 91.
