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Mikhail Gorbachev
Risk 100Soviet
91 years oldRussian0 picksBorn March 2, 1931
The man who accidentally deleted a superpower, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced glasnost and perestroika with the noble intention of reforming the Soviet Union—only to watch it dissolve entirely by 1991. His efforts earned him a Nobel Peace Prize and the unique distinction of being more popular in the West than in his homeland. At 91, the former Cold War closer has outlived the very empire he once led, proving that peaceful revolutionaries sometimes get the last laugh.
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About Mikhail Gorbachev
The man who accidentally deleted a superpower, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced glasnost and perestroika with the noble intention of reforming the Soviet Union—only to watch it dissolve entirely by 1991. His efforts earned him a Nobel Peace Prize and the unique distinction of being more popular in the West than in his homeland. At 91, the former Cold War closer has outlived the very empire he once led, proving that peaceful revolutionaries sometimes get the last laugh.
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