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The saviour of the Russian people. Gorbachev inherited an economically crippled soviet union. Through the socio-political reforms of the Perestroika program, Gorbachev raised the standard of living, increased the civil liberties of the Russian (soviet) peoples and dissolved the threat of a Nuclear Holocaust.
by starky August 18, 2008
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A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. As General Secretary, he introduced wide-ranging reforms (glasnost and perestroika) which inadvertantly caused the collapse of communism in the USSR and Eastern Europe. Gorbachev resigned when the USSR was officially dissolved in late 1991.
"I like Mr. Gorbachev, we can do business together." - Margaret Thatcher
by scenester November 15, 2005
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In the United Kingdom, an early 1990's strain of LSD that featuread a black and white face of the ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
"I'll do you three Gorbachev's for a tenner"
by Emperor Xist January 27, 2006
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Just before a man has sex with a woman on the rag, he pulls out her bloody tampon, swings it in the air like a cowboy roping a bull, and smackers her on the forehead leaving a bloody replica birthmark of the former Soviet leader.
I gave that dirty bitch a gorbachev!
by Random Fuckin Hero September 20, 2007
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When one smears poop on the forehead of a sleeping person similar to the birthmark on the forehead of Mikhail Gorbachev, famous Russian premier
Hes gonna be real bitter when i give him a gorbachev tonight
by MIKE August 28, 2003
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