Gorbachev

American  

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

noun

1. 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.

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Gorbachev British  

/ ɡərbaˈtʃɒf /

noun

1. 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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Gorbachev

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

By 1987, amid the liberal reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev, Natalia Rubinstein was in London reading BBC news bulletins instead of just listening to them.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

Bush nor President Mikhail Gorbachev anticipated: the disintegration of the U.S.S.R.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

On May 5, 1990, nearly fifty years after Lilya’s disappearance, Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev signed a decree honoring her as a Hero of the Soviet Union.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein