Gorbachev (surname)

Gorbachev (Russian: Горбачёв, IPA: [ɡərbɐˈtɕɵf]) is a Russian surname. It derived from a word meaning "Hunchback". The Ukrainian equivalent is Horbanenko and the Belarusian equivalent is Harbachow.

  • Mikhail Gorbachev (Михаил Горбачёв), last head of state of the USSR
  • Raisa Gorbacheva (Раиса Горбачёва), wife of Mikhail
  • Mihail Harbachow (Belarusian Міхаіл Гарбачоў, Russian Михаил Горбачёв), Belarusian footballer
  • Yuri Gorbachev, Russian-American painter and sculptor, nephew of Mikhail Gorbachev

See also

  • Gorbachevo, a place in Belarus
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