Gorbachev's birthday Bashny.Net

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev celebrated his 80th birthday at a gala at London's Royal Albert Hall.



Sharon Stone.



Gorbachev's granddaughters.



The tone throughout the evening was set by the legendary German band Scorpions with the song “Wind of Change”, which personified in the West the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, in which Gorbachev played a key role.

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Mila Jovovich, despite some disorder in the wardrobe, made a speech from the stage. When we left the then Soviet Union in 1980, we thought we would never see our loved ones and friends again. Only thanks to Mikhail Sergeyevich, the borders opened, and we met again, the Hollywood actress said, almost crying.

Mel C was just singing.

Next to Mikhail Sergeyevich was always his daughter. Speaking to the guests of the evening, Gorbachev himself admitted that he expects to live to at least 90 years and feels happy. “I didn’t even think I’d live to be 80, and now I’m committing to live to be 90,” Gorbachev joked to the audience’s cheering laughter. He expressed the hope that, despite all the contradictions of his era, he was able to give people an understanding of the ideals of freedom.



Arnold Schwarzenegger



singer Paul Anka



Actress Goldie Hawn



Opera singer Katherine Jenkins



Kevin Spacey and Sharon Stone hosted the ceremony



As part of the holiday, outstanding figures of our time were awarded the first Gorbachev Prizes in three nominations - Perestroika, Acceleration and Glasnost. In the nomination “Perestroika” the prize was awarded to the creator of the World Wide Web Timothy Berners-Lee. The winner of the Acceleration Award was 25-year-old Kenyan Evans Wadongo, who develops alternative energy sources for African countries. In the third nomination - "Glasnost" - won the founder of CNN Ted Turner.



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