Gorbachev

[ gawr-buh-chof, -chawf; Russian guhr-buh-chawf ]

noun
  1. Mi·kha·il S(er·ge·ye·vich) [mi-kahylsur-gey-uh-vich, mi-keyl; Russian myi-khuh-yeelsyir-gye-yi-vyich], /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ, mɪˈkeɪl; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/, 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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Gorbachov

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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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