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Mikhail Gorbachev on the 12 Axes test

This is where Mikhail Gorbachev sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)

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Mikhail Gorbachev on the 12 Axes testFederalDemocraticSecurityInternationalistMilitaristAssimilationistCollectivizePlannedProtectionistIrreligiousProgressiveAccelerationUnitaryAutocraticFreedomNationalistPacifistMulticulturalistPrivatizeLaissez-faireGlobalistReligiousTraditionalBioconservative

Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Balanced

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Democratic

SecurityFreedom

Power · Balanced

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Internationalist

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Restrained

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Pluralist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Social democratic

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Regulated

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Balanced

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Secular

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Moderate

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Tech optimist

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Countries are placed by how they are governed today, and figures by what they argued for and did. The placements are editorial estimates, and the three matches are separate comparisons. Methodology