Mikhail Gorbachev met his future wife, Raisa Titarenko, at Moscow State University. They married in September 1953 and moved to Stavropol upon graduation. She gave birth to their only daughter, Irina Mihailovna Virganskaya in 1957. Raisa Gorbachev passed away in 1999 of leukemia. Mikhail Gorbachev personally sang and recorded an album titled " Songs for Raisa " in 2009 in memory of his wife, Raisa. The songs were sung by Mikhail Gorbachev at a Charity Dinner in London and was sold at a charity auction in London. Mikhail Gorbachev also founded the Gorbachev Fund, a charity foundation which supports Russian Children with leukemia.

Mikhail Gorbachev met his future wife, Raisa Titarenko, at Moscow State University. They married in September 1953 and moved to Stavropol upon graduation. She gave birth to their only daughter, Irina Mihailovna Virganskaya in 1957. Raisa Gorbachev passed away in 1999 of leukemia. Mikhail Gorbachev personally sang and recorded an album titled " Songs for Raisa " in 2009 in memory of his wife, Raisa. The songs were sung by Mikhail Gorbachev at a Charity Dinner in London and was sold at a charity auction in London. Mikhail Gorbachev also founded the Gorbachev Fund, a charity foundation which supports Russian Children with leukemia.