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.
Acted in 15
2020s
- 2024
Gorbacheva
Movie
2010s
- 2017
How to Stage a Coup
Movie
- 2016
Cuba, l'histoire secrète
Movie
- 2015
The Russian Woodpecker
Former President Russia (archive footage)
- 2011
He Came to Give Us Freedom
Movie
- 2010
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Movie
2000s
- 2006
Freedom's Fury
Movie
- 2003
Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, l'homme qui a changé le monde
Movie
- 2002
1990s
- 1997
- 1995
Coup-2: Yet Another Uprising or the Shadow of Civil War
Movie
- 1993
Faraway, So Close!
Mikhail Gorbachev
1980s
- 1989
Day of Revelation
Movie
- 1988
Bukharin and the Terror
Movie
Children of the 20th Congress
(archive footage)
Appearances86
2020s
- 2026
Staatsgeheimnis RAF – Terroristen in der DDR
Self (archive footage)
- 2025
JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
Self - Former General Secretary CCCP
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
Self (archive footage)
- 2024
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Traitors
Self (archive footage) · 3 episodes
- 2023
Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator
Self (archive footage) · 3 episodes
The Man Who Challenged Putin
Self
In the Grip of Gazprom
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three Wars
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2022
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
Self (archive footage) · 7 episodes
- 2021
Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!
Self (archive footage)
Gorbachev. Heaven
Self
The Art of Dissent
Self - Subject (archive footage)
Stasi: A State Against Its People
Self (archive footage)
Hullu vuosi 1991
Self · 4 episodes
Sakharov. Two Lives
Self (archive footage)
Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
The Long Breakup
Self - Politician (archive footage)
My Favorite War
Self - Politician (archive footage)
The Way I See It
Self (archive footage)
Frenemies: Putin and Trump
Self - Politician (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
30 Years of Democracy
Self (archive footage)
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party
Self - Politician (archive footage)
The Man Who Defied Beijing
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Meeting Gorbachev
Self
- 2018
Our Africa
Self
- 2017
The Arrow of Time
Self
Road to 9/11
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Soviet and Russian statesman (archive footage)
Free to Rock
Self
Era Of Dance
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
Legends of Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым
Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
- 2015
Those Who Dare
Self (archive footage)
Laissez-faire
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
Quando c'era Berlinguer
Himself
- 2012
Palme
Self (archive footage)
- 2011
The Last Days of the USSR
Self
A Bitter Taste of Freedom
Self
2000s
- 2009
South of the Border
Self (archive footage)
Disco and Atomic War
Self (archive footage)
Here to Stay
Self
- 2008
Hype: The Obama Effect
Self (archive footage)
The Soviet Story
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
The 11th Hour
Self
The Battle of Chernobyl
Self
Hammer & Tickle
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Self (archive footage)
The Collapse of The Soviet Union
Self
- 2004
Zero Hour
Self (archival footage) · 1 episode
Disaster at Chernobyl
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
- 2002
Guts and Glory
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
Self
- 1998
Reagan
Self
- 1996
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
Satans mördare
Self
- 1991
Desert Storm: The War Begins
Self (archive footage)
Latest News About Doomsday
Self
The Second Russian Revolution
Self · 1 episode
Ceausescu: Behind the Myth
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
Streng vertraulich oder Die innere Verfassung
Self (archive footage)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
- 1989
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
No release date
Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
Self