1. Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, Russian pronunciation: [m ʲɪ x ɐˈ il s ʲɪ r ˈ g ʲ e ɪ v ʲɪ t ɕ gərb ɐˈ t ɕ of]; born 2 March 1931) is a Russian politician. He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 more..more..

2. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today. #Present#Present

3. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. Every US president has to have a war. #President#President

4. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:My life’s work has been accomplished. I did all that I could. #Achievement#Achievement

5. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. Look at the sun. If there is no sun, then we cannot exist. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals. #Nature#Nature

6. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:We are witnessing most profound social change. Whether in the East or the South, the West or the North, hundreds of millions of people, new nations and states, new public movements and ideologies have moved to the forefront of history. Broad-based and frequently turbulent popular movements have given expression, in a multidimensional and contradictory way, to a longing for independence, democracy and social justice. The idea of democratizing the entire world order has become a powerful socio-political force. At the same time, the scientific and technological revolution has turned many economic, food, energy, environmental, information and population problems, which only recently we treated as national or regional ones, into global problems. Thanks to the advances in mass media and means of transportation, the world seems to have become more visible and tangible. International communication has become easier than ever before. #Politicians and Politics#Politicians and Politics

7. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:I began to feel the desire for something more; I wanted to do something to make things better. #Desire#Desire

8. “ Mikhail Gorbachev: Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind. #Jesus Christ#Jesus Christ

9. “ Mikhail Gorbachev: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. #Names#Names

10. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:We have retreated from the perennial values. I don't think that we need any new values. The most important thing is to try to revive the universally known values from which we have retreated. As a young man, I really took to heart the Communist ideals. A young soul certainly cannot reject things like justice and equality. These were the goals proclaimed by the Communists. But in reality that terrible Communist experiment brought about repression of human dignity. Violence was used in order to impose that model on society. In the name of Communism we abandoned basic human values. So when I came to power in Russia I started to restore those values; values of "openness" and freedom. #Communism and Socialism#Communism and Socialism

11. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life. #Revolutions and Revolutionaries#Revolutions and Revolutionaries

12. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:I express the very deepest condolences to the family of the deceased on whose shoulders rest major events for the good of the country and serious mistakes. #Grief#Grief

13. “ Mikhail Gorbachev: I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal. #Communism and Socialism#Communism and Socialism

14. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:With Yeltsin, the Soviet Union broke apart, the country was totally mismanaged, the constitution was not respected by the regions of Russia. The army, education and health systems collapsed. People in the West quietly applauded, dancing with and around Yeltsin. I conclude therefore that we should not pay too much attention to what the West is saying. #Nations#Nations

15. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:Our rockets can find Halley's comet, and fly to Venus with amazing accuracy, but side by side with these scientific and technical triumphs is an obvious lack of efficiency in using scientific achievements for economic needs, and many Soviet household appliances are of poor quality. #Housework#Housework

16. “ Mikhail Gorbachev: Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full- blooded life. #Democracy#Democracy

17. “ Mikhail Gorbachev: The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy. #Democracy#Democracy

18. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:If the Russian word "perestroika" has easily entered the international lexicon, this is due to more than just interest in what is going on in the Soviet Union. Now the whole world needs restructuring, i.e. progressive development, a fundamental change. #Feminism#Feminism

19. “ Mikhail Gorbachev: The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism. #Free Enterprise#Free Enterprise

20. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:Americans have a severe disease — worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex. #Winners and Winning#Winners and Winning

21. “ Mikhail Gorbachev:Dangers await only those who do not react to life. #Life and Living#Life and Living

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