Mikhail Gorbachev The man credited with helping end the cold war

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Great Achievements. Soviet OfficialGeneral secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)Democratized political systemDecentralized economyNoble Peace Prize. Image 2. Early Life of Gorbachev. Born March 2, 1931 in Privolnoye, Stavropol ProvinceGrew up in a peasant familySpent m

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1. Mikhail Gorbachev�The man credited with helping end the cold war� Elyse Marriott April 2007 Global Studies II

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV

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