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Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev

“I think the United States is sick. It suffers from the sickness, the disease of being the victor and it needs to cure itself from this disease.”

Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, born on March 2, 1931, was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He is a significant figure in Soviet history, known for his reform policies of 'New Thinking' and for ending the Cold War. more

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