It's a birthmark.
This type of birthmark is known as a "port-wine stain" birthmark. The formal medical term is nevus flammeus. It results when insufficient nerve fibers in a particular area of skin allow more blood than is the norm to flow through capillaries in that area. This extra blood flow causes the dark red blotch that is the port-wine stain.
The red thing on Mikhail Gorbachev's head is a prominent birthmark known as a port-wine stain. It is located on his forehead and has become a recognizable feature of his appearance. This mark has drawn attention and has often been a topic of discussion in media portrayals of him. Gorbachev's birthmark symbolizes his unique identity in the context of his significant role in history as the last leader of the Soviet Union.
conditions that aided in the break up of the Soviet Union
It is to a scar, it's a red birthmark that is on his head.
He offered citizens more personal freedoms, resulting in widespread protests that weakened communist countries.
Mikhail Gorbachev.
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By banning Soviet publications
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Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland and Natalia Makarova.That's just off the top of my head.
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