Mikhail Gorbachev

Date of Birth: 02 Mar 1931

Country: Russia

Biography: The eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union, serving as General Secretary from 1985 until the nation's dissolution in 1991. Introduced pivotal policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) aimed at reforming the Soviet state. His efforts to end the Cold War earned him the Nobel Peace Prize, making him a major figure in geopolitical and historical documentaries.

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