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April 18, 2018
Mikhail Gorbachev expressed condolences to George Bush and his family on the death of Barbara Bush
To George Bush and all members of the Bush family Dear George, I am deeply saddened by Barbara’s death. On this day, I recall all that brought us together and our many meetings. Barbara did a lot for trust and friendship...
April 10, 2018
Mikhail Gorbachev: “I am deeply frustrated with the way today’s leaders are doing business”
Q: The current situation has already gained comparisons to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1961. Do you share such views? A: I hope we will not come to this after all. Still, I am deeply concerned. We have not seen such a situation in...
January 30, 2017
Mikhail Gorbachev: 'It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War'
The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss. But no problem is more urgent today than the militarization of politics and the new arms race. Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be...
June 24, 2014
The Expertise Round Table – presentation by Mark Kramer themed “Reagan, Bush and Gorbachev: Talks between the Superpowers and the End of the Cold War”
On June 24, 2014 the Gorbachev Foundation held a round table, with Mark Kramer, Director of the Cold War Studies Program at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow of Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, appearing as a guest...
March 11, 2013
Interview with M.S. Gorbachev to the BBC Russian Service
In an interview with the BBC he called on President Vladimir Putin "not to be afraid of his own people". Mr Gorbachev also criticised Mr Putin's inner circle, saying it was full of "thieves and corrupt officials". The laws include...
May 20, 2018
The Round Table: "From the Prague Spring to Perestroika"
October 27, 2017
Round Table “The 1917 Russian Revolution for Our Country and the World: 100 Years’ Retrospect”
October 5, 2017
The Expertise Round Table. Perception of Russia across the East and West: Memory, Identity and Conflicts. International Study of Images of Russia across Eurasia: Results and Discussion