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May 10, 2018

Mikhail Gorbachev congratulates Archie Brown on his 80th birthday

Dear Archie, My heartfelt congratulations on your jubilee birthday! On this day, I recall everything that has been binding the two of us for many years. You are one of the most profound scholars of the political and ideological processes of the...

May 7, 2018

Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to "The World is Just a Book Away" Project

"The Russian classics teach us to think, to observe reality, to value humanity, and to be humane." - President Mikhail Gorbachev The World is Just a Book Away is an anthology edited by USC professor James J. Owens that captures the stories of how...

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...