Heroes are everywhere, some can be seen and others are hidden in the shadows. Mikhail Gorbachev was what seemed like an unlikely hero. He was born to a poor family in a farming village in Russia. He eventually managed to climb the political ladder in Russia. He ended many conflicts around the world with his neutrality and did his best for his country. Mikhail Gorbachev is a famous person who did important work, helped others, and had a lasting influence in the world by being the person who diminished communism in Russia and made a treaty with the United States to eliminate nuclear missiles with intermediate radius. to Maria Gorbachev and Sergei Gorbachev in the village of Privolnoye, March 2, 1931. With all the farms owned by the government, Gorbachev's father went to work as a combine driver. His father was drafted to fight in World War II when the Nazis broke the treaty with Russia and invaded the country. His father survived the war and returned to his family. Young Mikhail was an outstanding student and at the age of fourteen joined the Komsomol (The...