Mikhail Gorbachev

March 2, 1931(91 at death)|Died August 30, 2022
Privolnoe, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]|Acting

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.

Movies (72)

JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
10.0

JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

2025

AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
6.0

AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

2025

Gorbacheva

Gorbacheva

2024

The Man Who Challenged Putin

The Man Who Challenged Putin

2023

In the Grip of Gazprom
8.0

In the Grip of Gazprom

2023

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
7.3

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

2022

Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!
7.7

Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!

2021

Gorbachev. Heaven
7.8

Gorbachev. Heaven

2021

The Art of Dissent

The Art of Dissent

2021

Stasi: A State Against Its People
9.0

Stasi: A State Against Its People

2021

Sakharov. Two Lives
7.0

Sakharov. Two Lives

2021

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR
8.4

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

2021

The Long Breakup
6.0

The Long Breakup

2020

My Favorite War
7.0

My Favorite War

2020

The Way I See It
7.8

The Way I See It

2020

Frenemies: Putin and Trump
6.7

Frenemies: Putin and Trump

2020

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
7.1

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

2020

30 Years of Democracy
8.0

30 Years of Democracy

2019

Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
7.0

Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

2019

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
6.1

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

2019

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party
8.0

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

2019

The Man Who Defied Beijing
6.5

The Man Who Defied Beijing

2019

Meeting Gorbachev
6.5

Meeting Gorbachev

2019

Putin's Witnesses
6.3

Putin's Witnesses

2018

Our Africa

Our Africa

2018

The Arrow of Time

The Arrow of Time

2017

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
7.0

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired
6.0

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

2017

How to Stage a Coup
6.7

How to Stage a Coup

2017

Free to Rock
6.4

Free to Rock

2017

Era Of Dance
8.0

Era Of Dance

2017

Zero Days
7.3

Zero Days

2016

Those Who Dare

Those Who Dare

2015

The Russian Woodpecker
6.2

The Russian Woodpecker

2015

Laissez-faire
10.0

Laissez-faire

2015

Quando c'era Berlinguer
7.2

Quando c'era Berlinguer

2014

Palme
7.6

Palme

2012

41
6.2

41

2012

The Last Days of the USSR
8.0

The Last Days of the USSR

2011

A Bitter Taste of Freedom
5.0

A Bitter Taste of Freedom

2011

He Came to Give Us Freedom

He Came to Give Us Freedom

2011

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
7.7

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

2010

Disco and Atomic War
5.4

Disco and Atomic War

2009

Here to Stay
5.6

Here to Stay

2009

Hype: The Obama Effect

Hype: The Obama Effect

2008

The Soviet Story
7.3

The Soviet Story

2008

The 11th Hour
6.7

The 11th Hour

2007

The Battle of Chernobyl
7.5

The Battle of Chernobyl

2007

Hammer & Tickle
7.4

Hammer & Tickle

2007

Freedom's Fury
6.7

Freedom's Fury

2006

Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!

Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!

2006

The Collapse of The Soviet Union

The Collapse of The Soviet Union

2006

Disaster at Chernobyl
7.5

Disaster at Chernobyl

2004

Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, l'homme qui a changé le monde

Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, l'homme qui a changé le monde

2003

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
8.0

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

1999

The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files
4.9

The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

1999

Reagan
8.0

Reagan

1998

Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

1996

Satans mördare

Satans mördare

1995

Coup-2: Yet Another Uprising or the Shadow of Civil War

Coup-2: Yet Another Uprising or the Shadow of Civil War

1995

Faraway, So Close!
6.9

Faraway, So Close!

1993

Desert Storm: The War Begins
9.0

Desert Storm: The War Begins

1991

Latest News About Doomsday
10.0

Latest News About Doomsday

1991

Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
3.0

Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

1991

Streng vertraulich oder Die innere Verfassung

Streng vertraulich oder Die innere Verfassung

1990

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

The Abyss
7.3

The Abyss

1989

Day of Revelation

Day of Revelation

1989

Bukharin and the Terror

Bukharin and the Terror

1988

Children of the 20th Congress

Children of the 20th Congress

1988

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
6.5

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

1984

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
7.0

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

TV Shows (24)