2008

December 16, 2008

Mikhail Gorbachev''s speech at the Non/fiction Book Fair on 28 November 2008.

The publication of the first five volumes of my Collected Works is, indeed, an important event for me. And I want to thank you for having displayed an interest in these books. I am sure these things are necessary. Of course, one must have a lot of...

December 16, 2008

On November 28 the NON/FICTION Book Fair held a launch of the first five volumes of M.S. Gorbachev’s Collected Works, Ves’ Mir Publishers, 2008.

November 28 was the third day of the Book Fair. On that day Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev came to his readers as a guest. The first...

December 15, 2008

A Press Release of the Gorbachev Foundation Press Office

    A Press Release of the Gorbachev Foundation Press Office Mikhail Gorbachev followed the advice of eye doctors and canceled his scheduled trip to Paris for a summit of Nobel Peace Prize laureates. He is currently at...

December 15, 2008

From Fulton to Malta: How the Cold War Began and Ended. The Gorbachev Foundation announces the launch of its new publication presenting papers of an international conference hosted by the Gorbachev Foundation and the World Political Forum on March 1, 2006

The speakers at the international conference From Fulton to Malta: How the Cold War Began and Ended,  hosted by the Gorbachev Foundation and the World Political Forum on March 1, 2006, included prominent political leaders of the...

December 5, 2008

Gorbachev pays tribute to Alexy II

Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev has called  the  death  of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II a great loss  and  said  he  was convinced the patriarch's name would make history.

November 28, 2008

Round Table themed “1968–1988–2008: Pathways of Ideas” held on November 26, 2008 as part of the ongoing Gorbachev Readings project

 On November 26, 2008, as part of the ongoing Gorbachev Readings project, the Gorbachev Foundation hosted a Round Table with a theme “1968–1988–2008: Pathways of Ideas”, co-organized together with Memorial...

November 27, 2008

Gorbachev hopes for new US policies under Obama

Some Russians call Barack Obama the American Gorbachev because of his promises to bring change to his country. And the real Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday that change is what the U.S. wants and needs.      "America needs its...

November 7, 2008

Gorbachev calls on Obama to carry out ''perestroika'' in the U.S.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said that the Obama administration in the United States needs far-reaching 'perestroika' reforms to overcome the financial crisis and restore balance in the world.      The term...

November 6, 2008

Gorbachev says Obama will bring ''perestroika'' to US

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev welcomed Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, saying he would bring "perestroika" to the United States, ITAR-TASS news agency...

November 5, 2008

Mikhail Gorbachev on the Global Financial Crisis

As the global financial crisis continues to deepen, it is clear that the stock market collapse has hit not just the wealthy, whose lifestyles will hardly be affected, but also millions of ordinary people who entrusted their life savings to the...