Mikhail Gorbachev Award

The Mikhail Gorbachev Award (MGA for short) - The Man Who Changed The World (The Mikhail Gorbachev Prize - The Man Who Changed the World) is an award that has been presented annually since 2011 and named after its founding sponsor, the ex-president of USSR and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev . He himself sees his task, and thus also the task of his prize, in ensuring that our cause is carried forward by future generations and that our grandchildren contribute to the change in this world in which we all live. The prize is awarded in three categories each year.

Price categories

category	Award criterion
Perestroika (change)	“For the contribution to the development of global civilization” - awarded for historical decisions that have a positive influence on processes of change in the world.
Glasnost (openness)	“For the contribution to the development of the culture of an open world” - awarded for the unique contribution in the field of modern culture, art and media.
Uscorenia (acceleration)	“For the contribution to the development of modern science and technology” - awarded for outstanding knowledge in the field of human thought and for the development of the most modern technologies.

background

“Perestroika means change and is therefore a substantial part of the universe. The Mikhail Gorbachev Award aims to publicly manifest this irrefutable insight. The noble goal of our initiative is to accelerate the creative drive of modern people. I see it as my job to ensure that our cause is carried forward by future generations and that our heirs take care of the world in which we all live. "

- Mikhail Gorbachev

On the occasion of his 80th birthday in March 2011, Mikhail Gorbachev decided to use the media attention to publicly honor the people who have turned the world for the better. People whose great contribution to the development of our world today is unmistakable, but who have received little or no attention or gratitude for this. The Mikhail Gorbachev Award was launched together with the founding organizations The Gorbachev Foundation , World Summit for Nobel Peace Laureates , Green Cross International and New Policy Forum and presented on March 30, 2011 at the celebration of Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday in London.

Nomination and selection

The nominees for the Mikhail Gorbachev Awards and its winners in the categories perestroika , uskorenie and glasnost are presented by the award council and elected in a secret ballot.

Bonus Council

The Premium Council is made up of representatives from all continents in the world. He has the right to nominate candidates for the Mikhail Gorbachev Award. Its members elect the winners of the categories perestroika, glasnost and uskorenie in a secret ballot.

Members of the Premium Council currently include John Major , Shimon Peres , Bill Clinton , Lech Wałęsa , Irina Virganskaya , Kai Diekmann , Sharon Stone , Hans-Dietrich Genscher , Ted Turner , Valery Gergiev , Robert De Niro , Konstantin Ernst , Craig and Marc Kielburger , Evans Wadongo , Alexander Likhotal , Jan Kulczyk , Lord Bell , Gareth Evans , Boris Aleshin , Andrey Grachev , Shoo Iwasaki , Diane M. Simon and Pat Mitchell .

geography

The MGA is awarded in a different metropolis every year. The headquarters of the MGA, which also serves as the HQ for the Mikhail Gorbachev Award GmbH, is located opposite the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin (Unter den Linden 74) and will continue to be the global home of the MGA in the future.

MGA 2011: London	On March 30, 2011, the first Mikhail Gorbachev Awards ceremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The ceremony served both to celebrate Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday and to honor three personalities who have made the world a better place.
	In 2012 the second MGA ceremony will take place in Berlin. The concept of the ceremony has changed fundamentally.
MGA 2013: New York	On March 18, 2013, the MGA David H. Koch Theater's third ceremony will take place at Lincoln Center in New York.

Logo / corporate design

Since the Mikhail Gorbachev Award is presented in a different city every year and the appearance of the statuette differs from year to year, a dynamic corporate design was specially developed. Depending on the venue, the symbol within the wreath above the letter MGA varies.

MGA 2011	MGA 2012	MGA 2013

London, Royal Albert Hall	Berlin, Brandenburg Gate	New York, Statue of Liberty

ceremony

MGA 2011: London

Format and concept

On the occasion of Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday, the first MGA ceremony had the character of a classic award ceremony, mixed with an exciting and colorful show. The aim was not only to celebrate the host and jubilarian Mikhail Gorbachev, "the man who changed the world", but also to honor the three winners of his award who, thanks to the MGA awarded to them, are also officially named "People, who have changed the world ".

Candidates and Laureates

category	Candidates	winner
Perestroika	Sir Tim Berners-Lee , Martin Cooper , Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Glasnost	Ted Turner , Steven Spielberg , Bono
Uscorenia	Sergey Brin , Jürgen Habermas , Evans Wadongo

Moderators

The ceremony was moderated by Hollywood stars Sharon Stone and Kevin Spacey .

Presenters and guests

The numerous prominent laudators included Michail Gorbachev and his granddaughter Anastasia Virganskaya as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger , Lech Wałęsa , Shimon Peres , Bill Clinton , Bono and Milla Jovovich . Guests of honor at the event included many famous people such as Goldie Hawn , Holly Valance and Roman Pavlyuchenko .

Concert program

Between the serious moments of the actual awarding of the 3 prizes, the show program of the MGA 2011, in addition to the tasteful comedy interludes by presenters Sharon Stone and Kevin Spacey, also offered musical entertainment for the theater and television audience. The following world-famous stars performed that evening in honor of the people who changed the world: Scorpions , Lara Fabian , Shirley Bassey , Bryan Ferry , Paul Anka , Dmitri Hvorostovsky , Igor Krutoi , Katherine Jenkins , Melanie C , Valery Gergiev with the London Symphony Orchestra , Andrey Makarevich with Mashina Vremeni and the Turetsky Choir . At the end all musicians, presenters and laudators on stage sang a song specially written for Mikhail Gorbachev.

TV broadcast

The ceremony of the first Mikhail Gorbachev Award 2011 was broadcast worldwide, for example in the following countries: Russia , Ukraine , Great Britain , Germany , Japan , Mexico , Belarus , Latvia , Israel , Hungary , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Slovakia , Romania , Denmark , Norway , Cyprus , Kazakhstan , Moldova , Lithuania , Estonia and Lebanon .

MGA 2012: Berlin

Format and concept

The responsibility and commitment of the individual within the international community becomes the leitmotif of the second MGA ceremony. The innovative concept "The Breaking News Gala" combines the format of the news TV show, which draws the conclusion of the past year, and a classic award ceremony gala.

The winners of the Mikhail Gorbachev Award will become the main characters in heated television debates. One of the most famous television interviewers in the world, Larry King , becomes the leading presenter in a news studio on stage.

Candidates and Laureates

not yet known

category	Candidates	winner
Perestroika
Glasnost
Uscorenia

Moderators

Milla Jovovich will moderate the ceremony in Berlin. Your co-host will be announced shortly.

Price range

All award winners receive a statuette and a certificate.

statuette

The appearance of the MGA statuette changes from year to year. The main sponsor of the event is relatively free to decide what the prize is. He is then also responsible for the production of the limited number of statuettes.

Certificate

In addition to the statuette, all award winners receive a special certificate that is personally signed by Mikhail Gorbachev.

Web links

Official site - MGA.tv (German, English, Russian)
Gorbachev Foundation