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Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, GCL (/ˈɡɔːrbətʃɒf/,; Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡərbɐˈtɕɵf] ( listen); born 2 March 1931) is a Russian and former Soviet politician. He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having been General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. He was the country's head of state from 1988 until 1991 (titled as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, and as President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991).

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History punishes those that come late to it.

Come, History, Late, Punishes

The threat of environmental crisis is the 'international disaster key' to unlock the New World Order.

Crisis, Historical, International, Keys, Order, World

Though representatives of many ethnic groups came together in the United States, English became their common language. Apparently, this was a natural choice. One can imagine what would have happened if members of each nation moving to the U. S. had spoken only their own tongues and refused to learn English.

Choices, Groups, Moving, Nation, Together, United

The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage before the Party and the people for the mass repressions and lawlessness they committed is enormous and unforgivable.

Guilt, Immediate, Lawlessness, Party, People

History is a capricious creature. It depends on who writes it.

Capricious, Creatures, Depends, History, Writing

It will be difficult, even painful, but democracy will prevail in Russia. There will be no dictatorship, although relapses into authoritarianism are possible.

Democracy, Painful, Prevail, Relapses, Russia

In October 1917, we parted with the old world, rejecting it once and for all. We are moving toward a new world, a world of Communism. We shall never turn off that road.

America, Communism, Moving, Nwo, Old, World

The problem the world faces today is that only one-third of the world's population lives in decent circumstances, while half the population of the world lives on one or two dollars a day. And even as we have this poverty and backwardness, we are facing a global environmental crisis. We need developmental models that will take into account the specific and unique position of each country and at the same time will address the environmental crisis.

Country, Day, Models, Poverty, Two, Unique

It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to ensure that world leaders act.

Communication, Leader, Opinion, Ordinary, Scale, Take

. . . the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. . . has painfully affected the Soviet people, and shocked the international community. For the first time, we confront the real force of nuclear energy, out of control.

Affected, Community, International, People, Real

I am an optimist and I believe that together we shall be able now to make the right historical choice so as not to miss the great chance at the turn of centuries and millenia and make the current extremely difficult transition to a peaceful world order.

Believe, Change, Current, Order, Right

It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past.

Mean, Past, Problems, Seemed, Work

Without glasnost there is not, and there cannot be, democratism, the political creativity of the masses and their participation in management.

Creativity, Democratism, Glasnost, Management, Political

Man is beginning to explore the galaxy. But how much remains undone on earth?

Earth, Galaxy, Man, Men, Undone

Many people who live in big countries like ours thought that we had resources that would work for us for many, many years, but that was a mistake. Our natural wealth corrupted us. In this country, you were among the first to raise environmental issues. In Russia, despite all of its problems today, people are concerned about the environment, and it's become a central issue on the agenda.

Become, Country, Issues, Like, Mistake

Dangers await only those who do not react to life.

Await, Danger, Dangers, Life, React

We are beginning to see practical support. And this is a very significant sign of the movement towards a new era, a new age. . . . We see both in our country and elsewhere. . . ghosts of the old thinking. . . . When we rid ourselves of their presence, we will be better able to move toward a new world order. . . relying on the relevent mechanisms of the United Nations.

Country, Money, Move, Moving, Relevent, Towards

For a new type of progress throughout the world to become a reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order.

Become, Omega, Order, Reality, Tolerance, World

Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.

Broken, Life, Minds, Peace, Threads

The Union was destroyed against the will of the people, and it was done deliberately - with the participation of the Russian leadership, on the one hand, and that of the putschists, on the other.

Against, Done, Hand, Hands, People, Union

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