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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Gorbachev

1931 – 2022 · aged 91 · Leader of the Soviet Union

“If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.”

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Mikhail Gorbachev introduced glasnost and perestroika, allowed the Berlin Wall to fall without a shot, and presided over the end of the Soviet Union. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 and died in Moscow at 91.

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“If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.”

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“General Secretary of the CPSU CC M. Gorbachev”. General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev speaking at the 20th Congress of the VLKSM. K
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Gorbachev M.S. monitoring the construction of the Great Stavropol Canal.
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Stavropol. Mikhail Gorbachev, his wife and daughter in 1964.
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Stavropol. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the city. Gorbachev M.S., Suslov M.A.
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Russia - Gorbachev comments on NATO expansion
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Mikhail Gorbachev: World in ‘colossal danger’ - BBC News
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Gorbachev's USSR: The Events That Led To The Collapse Of The Soviet Union | M.A.D World | Timeline
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Inside Gorbachev's USSR (1990)
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Ryan Mendoza
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Mikhail once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

Ochieng Ochieng22 Feb 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Freja Larsen25 Jun 2026

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Lucia Ochoa
10 Dec 2025

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Mikhail Gorbachev will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Javier Estrada
7 Dec 2025

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We disagreed on plenty, but I never doubted Mikhail cared. That's rarer than it should be.

Amelia Hill
15 Aug 2025

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Whatever you thought of the politics, Mikhail served, and served with conviction.

Kirsty Hart14 Jan 2026

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Brenda Newman
30 Jun 2025

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Mikhail changed the course of history for people like me. I will never forget that.

Rania Khoury
18 Jun 2025

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Rest well, Mikhail. The work is done, and it was good.

Gerald Fox
2 Jun 2025

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Rest in peace. History will be kind.

Liam Palmer
22 May 2025

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Lighting a candle from Japan. Mikhail meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

Greta Kaiser30 Jun 2025

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Well put.

Kristine Mendoza4 Mar 2026

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Yes. This.

Bronwyn Burns
14 May 2025

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To the family: you shared Mikhail with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Henry Lam17 Nov 2025

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Beautifully said.

Earl Smith
13 May 2025

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Thank you for a lifetime of it, Mikhail. Rest in peace.

Abena Mensah
18 Apr 2025

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A light in the dark

A life fully lived. Thank you, Mikhail.

Kayla Sutton21 Sept 2025

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Yes. This.

Andrea Winston
8 Apr 2025

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In memory

Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Mikhail was one of them.

Wendy Ingram
15 Mar 2025

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One of a kind

Sending love to everyone grieving today. Mikhail belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.

Owen Blake19 Mar 2025

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Thank you for sharing this.

Brandon Fowler6 Apr 2025

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Sending love from Kenya.

Beth Freeman
12 Mar 2025

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The world is a little quieter today.

Jorge Chavez
12 Mar 2025

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Thank you, Mikhail. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

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Lily Taylor🇺🇸1 Sept 2026
Juan Gutierrez🇺🇸27 Aug 2026
Karen Peterson🇺🇸19 Aug 2026
Rest in peace.
Ebony Brown🇺🇸19 Aug 2026
Rachel Anderson🇺🇸15 Aug 2026
We remember.
Sofia Espinoza🇲🇽13 Aug 2026
Diane Peterson🇺🇸9 Aug 2026
Anonymous🇨🇦7 Aug 2026
Thinking of the family today.
Lisa Frost🇺🇸7 Aug 2026
Your work lives on.
Liam Palmer🇺🇸3 Aug 2026
Peace.
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  1. 2 March 1931
    Born in Privolnoye, Russia
  2. 30 August 2022
    Died in Moscow, Russia
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