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Abbreviation
  
GF

Type
  
NPO

Founder
  
Mikhail Gorbachev

President
  
Mikhail Gorbachev

Motto
  
Toward a New Civilization

Formation
  
December 1991

Legal status
  
foundation

Founded
  
December 1991

Headquarters
  
Moscow, Russia

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The Gorbachev Foundation (Russian: Горбачёв-Фонд, Gorbachyov-Fond) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Moscow, founded by the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in December 1991 and began its work since January 1992. The foundation is active in researching the Perestroika era, current issues of Russian history and politics. It is financed by Mikhail Gorbachev and donations by people and companies.

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Foundation projects

  • The Raisa Maximovna Club (launched in 1997)
  • World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
  • Green Cross International
  • The Global World of the XXI Century: Challenges and Responses
  • The University of Calgary – the Gorbachev Foundation (1993–2003)
  • Documentary History of Perestroika
  • Mikhail Gorbachev After the Kremlin: a Record of Events and Socio-Political Activities
  • Expertise Round Table
  • The Gorbachev Readings
  • The Public Affairs Center

    • Foundation structure

  • President – Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
  • Vice-President – Irina Mikhailovna Gorbacheva-Virganskaya
  • The Archives
  • The Library
  • Exhibit Mikhail Gorbachev: Life and Reforms

    • References

    The Gorbachev Foundation Wikipedia
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