The Resume

(January 5, 1932-September 20, 1999)
Died in Munster, Germany
Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

Why she might be annoying:

She wore fur coats.
Her personality was forceful, pushy, and outspoken.
She met Mikhail in a ballroom dancing class (1951).
She and Nancy Reagan clashed during the Russian couple's visit to the U.S. (1987).
She might have suffered a nervous breakdown in 1991.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her bright smile and fashionable wardrobe changed Western perceptions of Russian women.
She earned her doctorate in psychology.
After her husband stepped down as Soviet leader, she raised funds for children's charities.
She died just a few days before celebrating her 46th wedding anniversary.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 02]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1051932)
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 67)
• I Don't Pull Punches
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Have Leukemia
• International First Ladies
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16377)
• Psychologists
• Redheads - Female [A-L]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 43.40% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 49.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 52.29% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 75 Votes: 37.33% Annoying