I view the award of the Nobel Prize to me as an expression of understanding of my intentions, my aspirations, the objectives of the profound transfor… - Mikhail Gorbachev

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I view the award of the Nobel Prize to me as an expression of understanding of my intentions, my aspirations, the objectives of the profound transformation we have begun in our country, and the ideas of new thinking. I see it as your acknowledgment of my commitment to peaceful means of implementing the objectives of perestroika.

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About Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв, IPA: [gərbəˈtɕof], commonly anglicized as Gorbachev; 2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was General Secretary of the Communist Party and served as leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War, but also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.

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Native Name: Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв
Also Known As: Gorby
Alternative Names: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov Mikhail Gorbachyov Mikhail Gorbachov Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev M. Gorbachev M.S. Gorbachev Gorbachev
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