User blog comment:Sannse/Mikhail Gorbachev writes for Wikia/@comment-20644-20091223012525

@Mecenarylord - Gorbachev is fairly well respected throughout the world for his role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He ended up becoming fairly good friends with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, and he's met with a number of western leaders, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden, on very good and friendly terms. He's a far cry from the Soviet leaders who came before him.