In memory of Mikhail Gorbachev

Sep 01, 2022

Moscow (Russia), Sep 1, 2022, (ANI / TV BRICS): A statesman whose decisions changed the course of history and affected the fate of all mankind. The last general secretary of the cpsu central committee and the only president of the ussr Mikhail gorbachev died in Moscow at the age of 92, after a long illness. Condolences are sent to Mikhail gorbachev's family and friends from all corners of the world. "He did more for the peaceful end of the cold war than anyone else," said UN secretary general Antonio guterres. Russian president Vladimir Putin highlighted mikhail gorbachev's humanitarian, philanthropic and educational activities in the last years of his life. He came to power in 1985 and immediately enriched the vocabulary of a soviet person. The term "perestroika", new in those years, has remained for many a symbol of the gorbachev era. The state needed change; the economy needed a new round. The global situation was also changing. The treaty between the ussr and the us on the elimination of mid-range and shorter-range missiles bears the signatures of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail gorbachev. Suzanne Massey, an adviser to the american president at the time, recalled that time. Then the fall of the Berlin wall in November '89, the end of the cold war, the unification of Germany. Gorbachev has become a symbol of a new, better life, not only in the west, especially in the European states of the former socialist camp, but also in other countries. After his retirement he remained in russia. he led a full life, occasionally travelling to other countries to give lectures. He continued to keep in touch with many of those with whom he had worked together. And they communicated with him. And not just in person. To mark Mikhail gorbachev's 90th birthday, an international conference called 'the man who changed the world' was held in Moscow. In recent years he has rarely appeared in public, but has been active in humanitarian work. After his retirement, he created the international foundation for socio-economic and political studies, as well as the environmental organisation "green cross". Dozens of books have been written about Mikhail gorbachev during his lifetime, but experts say it is too early to make a definitive assessment of his role in world history.