Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union mb-code 42-45210632 King Edward VII (1841-1910) and

King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) in the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament

Mural from the tombs of the Kings of Thebes

Originally established in 768

The king wears a long dalmatica (tunic) ornamented with fleur de lys

Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union mb-code 42-45210632 King Edward VII (1841-1910) andMikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, 1985. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, (born 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. His attempts at reform led to the end of the Cold War, but also caused the end of the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).