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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Privolnoe, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia] |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931-03-02 |
| Died | 2022-08-30 |
Movies
2024
In the Grip of Gazprom
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Mr. Landsbergis
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Gorbachev. Heaven
as Self
2021
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2021
Stasi, un État contre son peuple
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Sakharov. Two Lives
as self (archival footage)
2021
Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Long Breakup
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2020
My Favorite War
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2020
The Way I See It
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Frenemies: Putin and Trump
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2020
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
as Self (archive footage)
2020
30 Years of Democracy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party
as Himself - Politician (archive footage)
2019
The Man Who Defied Beijing
as Himself - Politician (archive footage)
2019
Meeting Gorbachev
as Self
2019
Lusia in Wonderland
as himself
2018
Putin's Witnesses
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2018
Our Africa
as Self
2018
The Arrow of Time
as Self
2017
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Homme d'État soviétique et russe (archive footage)
2017
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired
as Himself
2017
Free to Rock
as Self
2017
Era Of Dance
as Self (archival footage)
2017
Zero Days
as Himself (archive footage)
2016
Those Who Dare
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Russian Woodpecker
as Former President Russia (archive footage)
2015
Laissez-faire
as Self (archive footage)
2015
41
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende
as himself
2012
The Last Days of the USSR
as Self
2011
Disco and Atomic War
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Here to Stay
as Self
2009
The Battle of Chernobyl
as Himself
2007
Hammer & Tickle
as Self (archive footage)
2007
2006
Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Collapse of The Soviet Union
as Himself
2006
Disaster at Chernobyl
as Himself (archive footage)
2004
Die Sekretäre
as Self (archive footage)
1999
The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files
as Himself
1999
Reagan
as Self
1998
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
as Self (archive footage)
1996
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Faraway, So Close!
as Mikhail Gorbachev
1993
1992
Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
The Abyss
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
1987
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self
1984