Britain has declassified documents on Gorbachev
Later put a 3-year period, submitted documents similar to office, national archives of England announced the correspondence of the English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and us President Ronald Reagan about the first official visit of Mikhail Gorbachev.
The iron Lady in a private message praised the former President of the Soviet Union for the charm and humor, and another reported that it is possible to deal with.
In 1984, Mikhail Gorbachev, who was then still was not Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, made 1 official visit to England, where he had a meeting with the Prime Minister powers Margaret Thatcher. Impressions of the meeting of the Iron Lady shared in correspondence with Ronald Reagan, who at the time held the position of President of the United States.
Both sides sought to establish a conversation between East and West, because the meeting was constructive, and Thatcher found something to praise Russian favorite. According to her statement, he was really open, intelligent, and not devoid of charm. But the dialogue was not without discussing sensitive issues.
"It is conventionally opened in their own behavior and smart. He is friendly, holds some charm and humor, citing Agence France-Presse letter Steel Ladies American President. Highly were evaluated and diplomatic skills and the very spirit of Gorbachev. "Of course, I found him someone with whom you can deal with. He really liked me," he confessed Margaret Thatcher.
Despite the positive view, Gorbachev felt all the "charms" of a serious conversation. "He's obviously not addicted to similar kind of hard interrogation, which got me about civil rights in the Soviet Union," said Thatcher.
The English authorities were amazed, and his wife Raisa Gorbachev. During a business trip she went into one of the best jewelry stores power Mappin and Webb, where he bought gold earrings set with diamonds and rubies. Also, she was sent to the Minister of agriculture of England book with 500 Belarusian recipes of dishes from potatoes. "If you have someone who reads Russian and has a passion for potatoes, we'll be happy to lend it," wrote Raisa Gorbachev in addition to the book of recipes. The gift she made after discussing with the British Minister of agriculture of the issue and, apparently, noted his interest.
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