When Gorbachev came to Minnesota
Gov. Rudy Perpich greeted Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on the lawn of the governor's residence in St. Paul in 1990, as Raisa Gorbachev and Lola Perpich looked on.
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.
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Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, and his wife Raisa, spent June 3, 1990 in Minnesota. The visit followed a summit with President George H. W. Bush in Washington, D.C.
The invitation from Minnesota Gov. Rudy Perpich was described as a way to promote Minnesota farming, agribusiness and high tech companies. Minnesotans flocked to see the Soviet leader at a time when the relations between the two countries had changed dramatically.
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