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Barack Obama may win his third Grammy next month. That would enable him to tie Jimmy Carter as the U.S. president with the most Grammys.

December 25, 1991 – Resigns as president of the USSR. 1993-2000 – Founds and serves as president of Green Cross International, an environmental organization. 1996 – Runs for election in Russia, but receives only 1% of the vote. November 24, 2001 – Is elected head of the Social Democratic Party of Russia. February 8, 2004 – Wins a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, for “Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks.” He shares the award with Sophia Loren an...

Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts Personal Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbachev (1953-September 20, 1999, her death) Children: Irina 1956 Other Facts Timeline 1952 - Joins the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and works in various positions in the party for the next two decades. 1955-1958 Video: In Kosovo, challenges to a new democracy (CNN) In Kosovo, challenges to a new d...