Does a hero have to be perfect? Does he have to be the poster boy of everybody, who everyone wants to be? Does he have to save people every day, and risk their lives every day. Though many may not think of Mikhail Gorbachev as a hero, he saved Europe. Had he not been the leader of the Soviet Union, Germany might have still been divided. A Wall might have still existed in Berlin. The Cold War would have continued to get worse and bring diplomatic conflict, and nations that had always been allies, might have been enemies. I believe that Mikhail Gorbachev is a hero because he brought change to Communist Europe. He stopped the nationally dangerous Cuban Missile Crisis, and most importantly, he brought the Berlin Wall down.
Mikhail Gorbachev’s
Mikhail Gorbachev’s