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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (/ˈɡɔːrbəˌtʃɒf/;Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв, tr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachov; IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡərbɐˈtɕɵf]; born 2 March 1931) is a former Soviet statesman. He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 when the party was dissolved. He served as the country's head of state from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991 (titled as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, and as President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991). He was the only general secretary in the history of the Soviet Union to have been born after the October Revolution.
Gorbachev was born in Stavropol Krai into a peasant Ukrainian–Russian family, and in his teens operated combine harvesters on collective farms. He graduated from Moscow State University in 1955 with a degree in law. While he was at the university, he joined the Communist Party, and soon became very active within it. In 1970, he was appointed the First Party Secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee, First Secretary to the Supreme Soviet in 1974, and appointed a member of the Politburo in 1979. Within three years of the death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, following the brief "interregna" of Andropov and Chernenko, Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo in 1985. Before he reached the post, he had occasionally been mentioned in Western newspapers as a likely next leader and a man of the younger generation at the top level.
Actors: Ridley Scott (producer), Tony Scott (producer), Christoph Waltz (actor), Mike Newell (director), Michael Douglas (actor), Frank Langella (actor), David Davoli (miscellaneous crew), David Davoli (producer), Brian Gary (producer), David W. Zucker (producer), Stewart Mackinnon (producer), Mark Sennet (producer), Kevin Hood (writer), David Pieper (miscellaneous crew), Troy Westergaard (producer),
Genres: ,Actors: Féodor Atkine (actor), André Dussollier (actor), Bernard Nissile (actor), Jean-François Delassus (director), Karim Belkhadra (actor), Alain Ollivier (actor), Sophia Morizet (composer), Grégoire Gros (actor), Michel Meyer (writer), Olivier Martin (editor), Jerôme Bellay (producer),
Genres: History,Actors: Giorgio Colangeli (actor), Anna Bonaiuto (actress), Andrea Occhipinti (producer), Flavio Bucci (actor), Piera Degli Esposti (actress), Achille Brugnini (actor), Fanny Ardant (actress), Paolo Graziosi (actor), Paolo Sorrentino (writer), Paolo Sorrentino (director), Toni Servillo (actor), Giovanni Vettorazzo (actor), Pietro Biondi (actor), Nicola Giuliano (producer), Teho Teardo (composer),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Joe Kraemer (composer), John Schwert (producer), Paul Willson (actor), Yuval Or (editor), Thomas Ethan Harris (producer), Maribeth Monroe (actress), David Woods (writer), David Woods (director), David Woods (producer), Matthew J. Evans (actor), Lauren Eckstrom (actress), Aaren Cortes (actor), Bradley Bolek (actor), Bryan Suchey (actor), Tylar Imani Hodoh (actor),
Plot: Set in 1987, a young American boy with a large birthmark on his neck embarks on his first day at a new school. He faces the insults of his classmates as well as his own insecurities. He begins to come to terms with his individuality with a little help from none other than Mikhail Gorbachev.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Giacomo Piperno (actor), Claudio Spadaro (actor), Christopher Lee (actor), Luis Molteni (actor), Roberto Nobile (actor), Ted Rusoff (actor), James Cromwell (actor), Cyrus Elias (actor), Ben Gazzara (actor), Giulio Base (actor), Giuliano Gemma (actor), Andy Luotto (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), Jon Voight (actor), Jon Voight (actor),
Plot: Following the premature death of his mother, Karol Wojtyla is brought up by his father in the Polish city of Krakow during the first half of the 20th century. An outstanding student with a magnetic personality, he dreams of becoming an actor. When his homeland is invaded by the Nazis in 1939, he and his friends secretly oppose the systematic persecution of their Polish culture. But, with the death of his father and the lacerating solitude which accompanies this loss, Karol's personal "resistance" takes on a new form and he decides to follow a priestly vocation. At the end of the war, Poland falls into the grip of Soviet totalitarianism. The newly ordained Karol is constantly surrounded by young people whom he teaches to safeguard and defend human dignity. He could be considered a serious threat to the regime, but the Communist authorities merely see him as an innocuous intellectual and even encourage his nomination for the position of bishop. Karol Wojtila is the youngest bishop in the history of Poland. When he is appointed Cardinal, Karol is more intransigent in the spiritual guidance of his homeland, becoming a real and proper thorn in the side of the Communist government. And the whole Catholic world begins to wonder who he is. On the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978, the cardinals of the Conclave decide that Woytjla is the right man to lead replace him. Thus Karol leaves his beloved Poland to become Pope John Paul II. His free, unconventional attitude alarms several prelates, but immediately wins the hearts of the people. In a age paralyzed by fear and ideology, the new Pope shows everybody again the overwhelming fascination of Christianity: this is the beginning of a deep change, which will affect the whole world and the Church itself, as a sort of "contagion". He miraculously survives an attempt on his life in 1981, and not even this event curbs his mission. Thanks to his unshakable tenacity , Pope John Paul II helps to change the course of history: the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 decrees the collapse of Communism. But the Pope does not stop being the voice of Christ, even among the injustices of the capitalistic Western world, even among the provocations and challenges of modern times . The Great Jubilee of 2000 is the most moving evidence of his mission: 3 million young people in love with the Pope gather in Rome, bringing with them the whole world's hopes. This world has learned to look to him, now old and shaky, as a ray of light in the heart of darkness.
Keywords: assassination-attempt, bishop, cardinal-the-priest, catholic-church, character-name-in-title, charisma, church, crowd, destiny, fameActors: Francis X. McCarthy (actor), Sean McCann (actor), Mark Antony Krupa (actor), Robert Higden (actor), Frank Fontaine (actor), Richard Jutras (actor), Aidan Devine (actor), Zeljko Ivanek (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), James Brolin (actor), John Bourgeois (actor), Alan Fawcett (actor), Alain Goulem (actor), Daniel Pilon (actor), Frank Moore (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance,Actors: Gennadiy Yukhtin (actor), Alex Norton (actor), Billy Goldenberg (composer), Bundy Chanock (miscellaneous crew), Jon Voight (actor), Jason Robards (actor), Vincent Riotta (actor), Annette Crosbie (actress), Sebastian Shaw (actor), Roger Gimbel (producer), Ron Talsky (costume designer), Trevor Cooper (actor), Ian McDiarmid (actor), Lorcan Cranitch (actor), Ernest Kinoy (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Garrick Hagon (actor), Robert Beatty (actor), Timothy West (actor), Bruce Boa (actor), Shane Rimmer (actor), Don Fellows (actor), Ralph Nossek (actor), Anthony Bate (actor), John Kidd (actor), Ted Maynard (actor), Jerry Harte (actor), John Quarmby (actor), Ron Berglas (actor), Brian Lapping (producer), Igor Gridneff (actor),
Genres: Drama,
The Ukrainian issue has intensified the tension that existed between the West and Russia: now, another Cold War is possibly lurking on the horizon. Are we to witness another stand-off - or will it be averted? The relations between Russia and the West seem to be stuck at dead-end, so is there hope common ground will emerge between the two? We ask these questions to the man who prides himself on ending the Cold War, the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, on Sophie&Co; today. Follow @SophieCo_RT Read the full transcript here: http://on.rt.com/i653m9 RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instag...
HARDtalk is in Berlin as the city marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - that extraordinary moment which dramatised the collapse of the communist system and the end of the Cold War. Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, architect of the policy of reform and openness which was supposed to revitalise the Soviet empire, but instead hastened its demise. How does he see east-west relations today? Credits Interviewed Guest - Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Interviewer - Stephen Sackur http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04t4bd1
The end of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, liberalism and Perestroyka. The USSR's first and last president, Mikhail Gorbachev celebrates his 80th birthday today, and his legacy includes being hailed as the father of Russia's democracy. Mikhail Gorbachev was born in a small village in the south of the country, and became leader of the USSR in 1985. With his economic and political reforms, he paved the way for democracy in Russia. His best known reform is dubbed "Perestroyka", which aimed to revamp the country without destroying the basis of socialism. His initiatives also led to the abolishment of state censorship and the creation of free speech in the country. Gorbachev received the Nobel peace prize in 1990. A year later, however, he was removed from power in a coup which saw ...
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Full Title: President Reagan's Trip to USSR, Walking in Red Square with Mikhail Gorbachev and greeting citizens, Moscow, May 31, 1988 Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Television Office. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent) Series: Video Recordings, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Collection: Records of the White House Television Office (WHTV) (Reagan Administration), 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Transcript: No Transcript Production Date: 5/31/1988 Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600 Phone: 800-410-8354, Fax: 805-577-4074, Email: reagan.library@nara.gov National Archives Identifier:30529191 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/30529191
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev tells CNN's John King it was "a very important event" in which "the voters could vote in a competitive election." He also comments that United States President Barack Obama is "facing a very difficult challenge" in his current role, though his election was "unprecedented." Gorbachev also suggests that it is not necessary for additional American troops to be sent to Afghanistan.
Video of the signing ceremony on December 8, 1987 for the INF Treaty reducing nuclear missiles. (courtesy of the Reagan Library)
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв, tr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov; born 2 March 1931) is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the country's head of state from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991. He was the only general secretary in the history of the Soviet Union to have been born after the October Revolution. Alongside East Germany's Egon Krenz and Poland's Wojciech Jaruzelski, Gorbachev is one of the last surviving leaders of an Eastern Bloc state as of 2014. Gorbachev was born in Stavropol Krai into a peasant Ukrainian--Russian family, and in his teens operated combine harvesters on collective farms. He graduated from Moscow State University in 1955 wit...
When the time comes to write the history of the last part of the 20th century, the name Mikhail Gorbachev will stand out. He helped changed the world, ending the cold war, bringing an end to communism and presiding over the break-up of the Soviet Union. He sat down with the CBC's Don Murray for the first interview he had ever given to Canadian television.
Gorbachev's Speech at University of Wyoming, October 2011 Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union during the historic final years of the Cold War spoke on "Global Unrest and International Leadership in the 21st Century" at the University of Wyoming on Friday, Oct. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in UW's Arena-Auditorium. The event was open to the public and occured during UW's Homecoming weekend. Gorbachev served as head of state to the Soviet Union, including during its dissolution in 1991. Gorbachev is widely known for his reform measures as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan. Gorbachev is credited for his reorientation of Soviet strategic positions which coincided with the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev dedicated himself to building a relationship of mutual t...
Mikhail Gorbachev was Soviet Union's last head of State until its dissolution in 1991. Both his internal reforms (Glasnost and Perestroika) and his new approach to international détente, in particular his pursuit of far-reaching nuclear disarmament measures, played an important role in ending the Cold War. The summit of Reykjavik, Iceland, from 11 to 12 October 1986, was the second meeting between Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan. As we now know from declassified documents, the two leaders came close to an agreement to abolish all nuclear weapons. --- On the eve of the summit's 26th anniversary, Gorbachev reflects on the paradigm shift that Reykjavik brought about and on the status of nuclear weapons today. The dramatic moments of this summit were recently re-enacted in the stage...
An exclusive interview with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in which he discusses the state of affairs in Russia and his perspective on some of the day's most pressing international issues.
President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was invited at the 1992 Earth Summit to create a "Red Cross for the environment" and did so the next year, provided this video statement that was shown 16 June 2012 at the Green Cross Returns to Rio event held in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. For more information, go to: http://www.gcint.org/rioplus20
With Russia's presidential elections just weeks away, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev spoke to RFE/RL's Russian Service in Moscow about prime minister and presidential hopeful Vladimir Putin's authoritarian tendencies and capacity to change.