Soviet Union leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev" id="mwvw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mikhail Gorbachev">Mikhail Gorbachev</a> is awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.