2013

December 6, 2013

Mikhail Gorbachev’s Statement on the Death of Nelson Mandela

It is with very great sadness that I learnt about the death of the extraordinary political leader and statesman, the first black President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. His death is a loss to the entire humanity. I knew Nelson Mandela very...

November 19, 2013

Jack Matlock: Reagan's Lifelong Learner

By Justin Lifflander   Career diplomat Jack Matlock has befriended many world leaders, but perhaps none taught him a more important lesson than U.S. President Ronald Reagan.   "Reagan was the most impressionable student I ever had,"...

October 11, 2013

Gorbachev Foundation’s New Book Towards a New Model of Russian Federalism

  Towards a New Model of Russian Federalism. Under the general editorship of Andrei Ryabov, Andrei Zakharov, and Olga Zdravomyslova. Moscow, Ves Mir Publishers, 2013. Pages: 328.   The new post-Soviet Russia has been officially...

 Gorbachev Foundation’s New Book Towards a New Model of Russian Federalism

August 21, 2013

Lilia Shevtsova. Thinking History: The Importance of 1991

Posted by:Lilia Shevtsova TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013   The anniversary of the 1991 August coup and of the defeat of the putsch organizers is an ambiguous date in Russian history, both in the perceptions of public and the ruling...

July 18, 2013

Mikhail Gorbachev reacts to the sentencing of Alexey Navalny

All I know about this case, including the way it was opened, closed and then reopened, and the way it was considered in court, unfortunately, is proof that we do not have independent courts. Without going into details I’ll just say that the...

July 16, 2013

Mikhail Gorbachev meets leaders of the United Nations Foundation

On July 16, 2013, Mikhail Gorbachev met leaders of The United Nations Foundation, an organisation launched to provide support for activities of the United Nations. Participants in the meeting included the UN Foundation’s Founder and Chairman...

July 5, 2013

Italian and Danish translations of Mikhail Gorbachev’s new book "Alone with Myself" published

Mikhail Gorbatjov. Min egen historie. Lindhardt or Ringhof. 2013, 552 pages Danish edition                

April 19, 2013

Gorbachev sees global failure to address eco-risks

News Telegram.com, 19.04.2013

April 17, 2013

Georgie Ann Geyer. Gorbachev demands real democratic reforms in Russia

WASHINGTON -- Five years ago, I met and talked for some time with Mikhail Gorbachev on a beautiful island just outside Venice. He had grown dour and paunchy then, changed from the upright man who helped Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush...

April 8, 2013

Mikhail Gorbachev’s statement on the death of Margaret Thatcher

The news of Margaret Thatcher’s death is very sad news indeed. I was aware of her grave illness; the last time we met was several years ago. I offer my sincere condolences to her family and loved ones. Mrs. Thatcher was a political leader...

 Mikhail Gorbachev’s statement on the death of Margaret Thatcher
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