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Line 6: − In recent years, Gorbachev is starting to be a major figure in the [[environmentalist]] movement.
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He was "relieved" of office in 1991 after successfully bringing down 74 years of feared communist rule and surviving a temporary "coup" by the old communist guard that didn't take off and quickly fizzled. Although still thought of fondly in the west, Gorbachev did not maintain his popularity at home. After his "retirement" he was forced to live on a pension that deteriorated quickly in value as the Russian currency collapsed in the post communist era. Gorbachev was awarded the 1990 [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/ Nobel Peace Prize]</ref>
He was "relieved" of office in 1991 after successfully bringing down 74 years of feared communist rule and surviving a temporary "coup" by the old communist guard that didn't take off and quickly fizzled. Although still thought of fondly in the west, Gorbachev did not maintain his popularity at home. After his "retirement" he was forced to live on a pension that deteriorated quickly in value as the Russian currency collapsed in the post communist era. Gorbachev was awarded the 1990 [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/ Nobel Peace Prize]</ref>
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