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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Example Sentences

Gorbachev later denied the remark had been made.

From BBC

“We were learning what freedom was,” Mikhail Gorbachev would later write to Ms. Pugacheva, “but you didn’t have to learn. You were already an example of a free person—and a brave one.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Similar concerns had dogged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, when then-President Ronald Reagan pursued his Strategic Defense Initiative, widely known as Star Wars.

From The Wall Street Journal

That allowed him to make headlines in 1986 with one of the most remarkable speeches in U.N. history, when he discussed his first private meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev and the first steps toward nuclear disarmament:

From Salon

An iconic image of Mikhail Gorbachev - the last Soviet leader - and US President George W Bush may be one of the most famous moments from the house.

From BBC