Gorbachev’s Speech at University of Wyoming, October 2011

Gorbachev’s Speech at University of Wyoming, October 2011 Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union during the historic final years of the Cold War spoke on “Global Unrest and International Leadership in the 21st Century“ at the University of Wyoming on Friday, Oct. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in UW’s Arena-Auditorium. The event was open to the public and occured during UW’s Homecoming weekend. Gorbachev served as head of state to the Soviet Union, including during its dissolution in 1991. Gorbachev is widely known for his reform measures as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan. Gorbachev is credited for his reorientation of Soviet strategic positions which coincided with the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev dedicated himself to building a relationship of mutual trust between the Soviet Union and the United States, signing two broad disarmament pacts that dramatically reduced the danger of worldwide nuclear destruction. For his efforts, he was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. Now