Touches to the Psychological and Political Portraits of the Former General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev
The article is devoted to the analysis of the personality and political positions of the former General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev. The author examines the psychological features of Gorbachev's personality, and speaks about a number of qualities that were inherent in him from a young age, revealing the part that closest people played in the development of his character. The paper is based on a large number of historical sources and demonstrates Gorbachev’s role in the history and collapse of the USSR. In political terms, the activity of Gorbachev at the highest post of the state is explained by his inherent desire for reconstruction, which is based on the idea of himself as the "savior of humanity". In conclusion, the author also shares his impressions of a personal meeting with Gorbachev at the Institute of Youth in the early 1990s.