How old is Raisa Gorbachev?
67 years (1932–1999)
Raisa Gorbacheva/Age at death
She received treatment for two months under the supervision of Professor Thomas Buechner, a leading haematologist. However, she died on 20 September aged 67.
When did Raisa Gorbachev die?
September 20, 1999
Raisa Gorbacheva/Date of death
How many children did Mikhail Gorbachev have?
Mikhail Gorbachev
| Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Raisa Gorbacheva ( m. 1953; d. 1999) |
| Children | Irina Mikhailovna Virganskaya |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
Where was Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva born and raised?
Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva, nee Titorenko, was born on January 5, 1932, in Rubtsovsk, a town in Siberia. She was a daughter of Maxim Andreyevich Titarenko and Alexandra Petrovna Porada. Her father was a railroad engineer who, when she was only three, was imprisoned for four years for criticizing collectivized agriculture.
What was the name of Raisa Gorbacheva’s daughter?
Raisa gave birth to her only daughter Irina Mikhailovna in 1958. Raisa also had two granddaughters named Ksenia and Anastasia and one great granddaughter named Aleksandra. Raisa was diagnosed with leukemia in July 1999. She was immediately taken to Münster in Germany and was admitted at the Münster University Hospital for her treatment.
Why did Raisa Gorbacheva have to get sick?
That she could not win the heart of her countrymen must have pained her a lot; for when in her deathbed, letters began to pour in, she said, “I had to get sick with such a fatal illness and die to make people understand me”
When did Raisa Gorbacheva go to Wellesley College?
She was one of the few wives of a communist party leader to have a high public profile of her own. On 1 June 1990, Gorbacheva accompanied U.S. first lady Barbara Bush to Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Both women spoke before the graduating class during the commencement service, touching on the role of women in modern society.