On August 30, 2022, former Soviet Union leaderMikhail Gorbachev diedafter suffering from an undisclosed disease,Reutersreported.

Gorbachev’s impact on the world in such a short amount of time was profound.

And in his personal life, too, he was equally inspiring.

Mikhail Gorbachev in 2016

Gorbachev also maintained a close relationship with his only daughter, Irina Virganskaya-Gorbacheva.

But who is she, and what is she known for?

After graduating, she went on to work at a hospital cardiology center.

Irina Virganskaya and Mikhail Gorbachev in 2011

Her work-family balancing act mimicked her father’s in many ways.

In the late ’90s, she further followed in her father’s footsteps.

According to the foundation’swebsite, Virganskaya-Gorbacheva still serves as vice president today.