Abroad Quote by Stephen Cohen

The opportunities that Gorbachev created for international relations have also been missed, perhaps even lost - here, however, primarily because of the United States.

— Stephen Cohen

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, and within a few weeks the full-scale reformation he attempted to carry…

— Stephen Cohen

Sometimes people ask me why I began perestroika. Were the causes basically domestic or foreign? The domestic reasons were undoubtedly the main ones, but…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

I was 12 in 1989 during perestroika, when my mother found a program that sent me to Russia to study art in the forests…

— Kehinde Wiley

I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

If the Russian word "perestroika" has easily entered the international lexicon, this is due to more than just interest in what is going on…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.

— Carlos Fuentes

The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

“Those admirers created so strong a ballast against possible Kremlin tampering with the jury vote that it was said years later by critic Tamara…

— Stuart Isacoff

“Life is much richer and more complex than even the most perfect plans to make it better. It ultimately takes vengeance for attempts to…

— Mikhail S. Gorbachev

There is no greater advocate of perestroika than the president of the United States.

— George H. W. Bush

Perestroika is nothing more than refined Stalinism.

— Dan Quayle