Gorbachev

 [gawr-buh-chawf, -chof; Russ. guhr-buh-chawf]  

Gor·ba·chev

   [gawr-buh-chawf, -chof; Russ. guhr-buh-chawf]
noun
Mi·kha·il S(er·ge·ye·vich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich, mi-keyl; Russ. myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] , born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel peace prize 1990.
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Gorbachev or Gorbachov (ɡərbaˈtʃɒf)
 
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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
 
Gorbachov or Gorbachov
 
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