Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union before its breakup, died last Tuesday (August 30). Russian President Putin, Indian Prime Minister Modi, American President Biden and many other world leaders are condoling the death of 91-year-old Gorbachev. Who is Gorbachev who is globally respected?
The last president of the Soviet Union!
Gorbachev was born in a small village in Russia in 1931. Studied law at Moscow University and joined the Communist Party in 1950. In 1953, he married his fellow student Raisa. Subsequently, he became involved in active politics with Marxist-Leninist leanings. In 1985, Konstantin (Konstantin), who was the president of the Soviet Union, died. Subsequently, Gorbachev, who was a member of the Politburo, the political leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was made the party’s general secretary. Through it, he also became the President of the Soviet Union.
An adherent of Marxist-Leninist principles at the beginning of his tenure as president, he gradually transformed himself into a social-democratic ideologue. He also relaxed many of the strict restrictions imposed on the Soviet Union during his reign. He overtly changed the activities of the Soviet Union, which had been particularly opaque. He empowered the people to criticize the government. He also established complete freedom for the press. He reduced the party’s interference in government affairs. Through this government work was done with complete freedom. He also established good friendship with India.