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Raisa Gorbacheva
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wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999)
Raisa Gorbacheva was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union during its final years in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She became a public figure during this period of major political change, often appearing alongside her husband as he implemented reforms and navigated the end of the Cold War.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Rubtsovsk
- Place of death
- Münster
- Spouse
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- Moscow Pedagogical State University
- Employer
- Znanie
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Russia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Russian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Image
- Raisa Gorbacheva Portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
Show 10 more facts
- birth name
- Raisza Makszimovna Tyitarenko
- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Raisa Gorbachyova
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1932-01-05
- date of death
- 1999-09-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Раиса Максимовна Горбачёва
- name in native language
- Раиса Максимовна Горбачёва
- P12749
- Kalach-na-Donu
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Encyclopedic overview
Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (née Titarenko; 5 January 1932 – 20 September 1999) was a Soviet and Russian activist and philanthropist who was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
She raised funds for the preservation of Russian cultural heritage, fostering of new talent, and treatment programs for children's blood cancer.
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