Mikhail Gorbachev
Biography
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв; 2 March 1931 - 30 August 2022) was a Russian and former Soviet politician. The eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, he was the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. He was also the country's head of state from 1988 until 1991, serving as the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, and president of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Ideologically, he initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism although by the early 1990s had moved toward social democracy.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
In the Grip of Gazprom
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, l'homme qui a changé le monde
2003
Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Here to Stay
as Self
2009
Laissez-faire
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Der springende Punkt
1987
Those Who Dare
as Self (archive footage)
2015
A Bitter Taste of Freedom
as Self
2011
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2021
30 Years of Democracy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Freedom's Fury
2006
The Long Breakup
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2020
Quando c'era Berlinguer
2014
Die Sekretäre
as Self (archive footage)
1999
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Soviet and Russian statesman (archive footage)
2017
The Abyss
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
as Self
1999
Gorbacheva
2024
TV Appearances
Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
as Self (archive footage)
1999
The School for Scandal
2002
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
as Self
2012
The Second Russian Revolution
as Self
1991
Zero Hour
as Self (archival footage)
2004
Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Days That Shook the World
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Goldene Henne
as Self
1995
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self
1998
Three Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2023