Mikhail Gorbachev had been Soviet leader for only 13 months when the Chernobyl nuclear accident happened. He describes how the authorities responded and reflects on the lessons from the disaster. I ...

Chernobyl disaster. Add Topic. From biorobots to babies: The 5 most surprising, ... Ironically, the Soviet Union regime under then-president Mikhail Gorbachev allowed the filming, ...

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought down the Iron Curtain, died at the age 91 following a long illness Tuesday, according to Russian state and independent media.

A speech by Gorbachev about the Chernobyl disaster as printed in Pravda on May 15, 1986. Although the nuclear accident happened on April 26, Gorbachev did not inform the Soviet people of its full ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91 He oversaw many changes in the USSR, which resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian state. ... and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Gorbachev’s voice quieted to a murmur as he explained that it was that 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl that convinced him the Soviet Union could not continue as it was: “I thought to myself ...

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Soviet leader who knocked down the walls between East and West, dies at 91. Mikhail Gorbachev has died, Soviet Union's last leader helped end Cold War - Los Angeles Times ...

WASHINGTON — Failing upward into the world’s gratitude, Mikhail Gorbachev became a hero by precipitating the liquidation of the political system he had tried to preserve with reforms.

FILE - Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses a group of 150 business executives in San Francisco, Monday, June 5, 1990. ... and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev gestures at session of the Supreme Soviet on Wednesday, June 7, 1989 in Moscow, which confirmed his appointments for premier and other posts after some debate.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born March 2, 1931, in the village of Privolnoye in southern Russia. ... and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. But starting in November 1985, ...