The XXI century will be a сentury either of total all-embracing crisis or of moral and spiritual healing that will reinvigorate humankind. It is my conviction that all of us - all reasonable political leaders, all spiritual and ideological movements, all faiths - must help in this transition to a triumph of humanism and justice, in making the XXI century a century of a new human renaissance.
5 May 2021 Silvia Mercado. Gorbachev, the Ethical Leader and Visionary.
Silvia Mercado, historian, journalist sent for www.gorby.ru her essay (in Spanish). Written by her after reading the book by William Taubman "Gorbachev. His Life and Times" (2017)
Since 2012, Silvia Mercado coordinates RELIAL, the only Liberal Network of Latin America with a presence in 17 countries, through 42 organizations in the region.
20 January 2021 Gorbachev: Russia, US should extend New START, work on next treaty
On January 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as America’s 46th President. The Soviet Union’s first president, Mikhail Gorbachev, has met with him on many occasions. In an interview with TASS, the ex-Soviet leader shared his opinion on the future of Russian-US ties under the new US head of state, the prospects of extending the New START deal, and the weight of speculation on “US hegemony” in world politics
6 August 2020 Mikhail Gorbachev’s Address to Members of International Interfaith Organizations
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, f number of religious organizations held an interfaith memorial ceremony in Hiroshima and on the web, attended by thousands of people. The particpants and the convening organizations adopted an appeal urging political leaders, the scientific community and civil society to continue and redouble efforts aimed at ridding the world of nulcear weapons. President Mikhail Gorbachev and former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz sent letters that were read at the memorial ceremony.
22 June 2020 The Gorbachev Foundation: The Pandemic as a Challenge and the New Thinking in the 21st Century
As the global community moves deeper into the 2020s, it has become clear that the world may be on the brink of major changes. The new global challenge presented by the coronavirus pandemic caught everyone entirely by surprise. All countries turned out to be equal in terms of their limited ability to counteract the new global threat.
18 May 2020 Mikhail Gorbachev’s tribute to John Paul II
Mikhail Gorbachev contributed an article to the special edition of the newspaper Osservatore Romano, published by the Holy See. The article, titled He Remains Our Contemporary, was also carried by Italy’s leading newspaper La Repubblica.
