This Russian leader received the Nobel Price on October 15, 1990 because of his role in loosening the Soviet hegemony over Eastern Europe effectively ending the Cold War.
- Vladimir Putin
- Boris Yeltsin
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Leonid Brezhnev
Answer
The correct answer is C) Mikhail Gorbachev.
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