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We used to have just one criterion and that was profit, and then another criterion was added - social welfare. Now we have to add the third important criterion, and that is nature and the environment.
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: March 2
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Former General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union
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Krasnogvardeysky District
Stavropol Krai
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov
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