Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

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.

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TV Series

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

8.5
The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

5.8
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

7.95
The Second Russian Revolution

The Second Russian Revolution

0
Zero Hour

Zero Hour

7.286
Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator

Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator

7.2
Days That Shook the World

Days That Shook the World

6.3
Goldene Henne

Goldene Henne

0
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

9.154
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

7.758
The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

4
Three Wars

Three Wars

0
DAS!

DAS!

4.2
maybrit illner

maybrit illner

8
Beckmann

Beckmann

2
Ein Herz für Kinder

Ein Herz für Kinder

10
History 101

History 101

7.081
Menschen

Menschen

4
Traitors

Traitors

0
First Ladies

First Ladies

5.3
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

0

Movies

In the Grip of Gazprom

In the Grip of Gazprom

8
Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, l'homme qui a changé le monde

Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, l'homme qui a changé le monde

0
Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!

Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!

7.7
Here to Stay

Here to Stay

5.6
Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

10
Mr. Landsbergis

Mr. Landsbergis

8.2
Der springende Punkt

Der springende Punkt

0
Those Who Dare

Those Who Dare

0
A Bitter Taste of Freedom

A Bitter Taste of Freedom

5
The Art of Dissent

The Art of Dissent

0
30 Years of Democracy

30 Years of Democracy

8
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

0
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

7.4
Freedom's Fury

Freedom's Fury

6.5
The Long Breakup

The Long Breakup

6
Quando c'era Berlinguer

Quando c'era Berlinguer

7.211
Die Sekretäre

Die Sekretäre

0
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

7
The Abyss

The Abyss

7.355
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

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

0
Gorbacheva

Gorbacheva

0
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

6.2
Hammer & Tickle

Hammer & Tickle

7.4
Stasi, un État contre son peuple

Stasi, un État contre son peuple

9
Zero Days

Zero Days

7.32
Day of Revelation

Day of Revelation

0
The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

3
Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close!

6.9
Disaster at Chernobyl

Disaster at Chernobyl

7.5
Desert Storm: The War Begins

Desert Storm: The War Begins

0
The Battle of Chernobyl

The Battle of Chernobyl

7.5
Free to Rock

Free to Rock

6.4
The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

6.3
But... Seriously

But... Seriously

10
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

6
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

7.7
Reagan

Reagan

6
Lusia in Wonderland

Lusia in Wonderland

0
Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses

6.4
Disco and Atomic War

Disco and Atomic War

5.6
Meeting Gorbachev

Meeting Gorbachev

6.56
Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

8
The Man Who Defied Beijing

The Man Who Defied Beijing

6.5
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

7.3
The Arrow of Time

The Arrow of Time

0
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41

6.125
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

7
Frenemies: Putin and Trump

Frenemies: Putin and Trump

6.714
Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende

Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende

0
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

6.9
The Collapse of The Soviet Union

The Collapse of The Soviet Union

0
Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

3
Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!

Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!

0
He Came to Give Us Freedom

He Came to Give Us Freedom

0
Gorbachev. Heaven

Gorbachev. Heaven

7.6
My Favorite War

My Favorite War

6.611
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

6.4
The Way I See It

The Way I See It

7.7
Era Of Dance

Era Of Dance

8
Our Africa

Our Africa

0
The Last Days of the USSR

The Last Days of the USSR

8
Sakharov. Two Lives

Sakharov. Two Lives

0
Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

8.5
Children of the 20th Congress

Children of the 20th Congress

0
The Soviet Story

The Soviet Story

7.2
Palme

Palme

7.645
New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood

New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood

0
Satans mördare

Satans mördare

0
The ENTIRE History of the Cold War Explained

The ENTIRE History of the Cold War Explained

10