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Mikhail Gorbachev

Birth and Early Life

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born on March 2, 1931, in Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, Russia, then part of the Soviet Union.1)

Parents

His father, Sergey Andreyevich Gorbachev, was a tractor driver, and his mother, Maria Panteleyevna Gorbacheva, was a kolkhoz (collective farm) worker.2)

World War II

Gorbachev's family suffered greatly during World War II, with his father fighting in the Red Army and his hometown being occupied by Nazi forces.3)

Education

He studied law at Moscow State University, where he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1952.4)

Meeting Raisa

While at university, he met his future wife, Raisa Titarenko, who was also a student there.5)

Marriage

Gorbachev and Raisa were married in 1953 and remained together until her death in 1999.6)

Early Political Career

After university, Gorbachev returned to Stavropol and began his career in the Komsomol (Communist Youth League).7)

Agricultural Background

His early work focused on agriculture, and he rose through the ranks to become a regional party leader.8)

Reformer

Gorbachev was known for his reformist attitudes and was an advocate for modernization and anti-corruption.9)

Central Committee

In 1971, he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPSU.10)

Politburo

By 1980, Gorbachev had become a full member of the Politburo, the top decision-making body of the CPSU.11)

General Secretary

He was elected General Secretary of the CPSU on March 11, 1985, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko.12)

Young Leader

At 54, he was the youngest member of the Politburo to become General Secretary since Joseph Stalin.13)

Glasnost

He introduced the policy of “glasnost” (openness), which aimed to increase transparency in government institutions and reduce censorship.14)

Perestroika

Gorbachev's policy of “perestroika” (restructuring) sought to reform the stagnant Soviet economy by introducing elements of market economics.15)

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