Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988, as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990 and the only President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Ideologically, Gorbachev initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s.

Works (50)

Cover of Memoirs

Cover of Perestroika

Cover of Perestroĭka i novoe myshlenie dli︠a︡ nasheĭ strany i dli︠a︡ vsego mira

Perestroĭka i novoe myshlenie dli︠a︡ nasheĭ strany i dli︠a︡ vsego mira

Cover of Gorbachev

Cover of Perestroika

Cover of The August coup

The August coup

Cover of Conversations with Gorbachev

Conversations with Gorbachev

Cover of Working together

Working together

Cover of At the crucial stage of perestroika

At the crucial stage of perestroika

Cover of Kak ėto bylo

Cover of On my country and the world

On my country and the world

Cover of Le putsch

Cover of "Zurück dürfen wir nicht!"

"Zurück dürfen wir nicht!"

Cover of The past and the future of civilizations

The past and the future of civilizations

Cover of Mon manifeste pour la Terre

Mon manifeste pour la Terre

Cover of To restore the image of socialism through democratization

To restore the image of socialism through democratization

Cover of Working together

Working together

Cover of Toward a better world

Toward a better world

Cover of Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, to Great Britain, April 5-7, 1989

Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, to Great Britain, April 5-7, 1989

Cover of Perestroika, global challenge

Perestroika, global challenge

Cover of Reykjavik, results & lessons

Reykjavik, results & lessons

Cover of Razmyshlenii͡a︡ o proshlom i budushchem

Razmyshlenii͡a︡ o proshlom i budushchem

Cover of A time for peace

A time for peace

Cover of Wie es war. Die deutsche Wiedervereinigung

Wie es war. Die deutsche Wiedervereinigung

Cover of Gorbachev

Cover of A powerful factor in world politics

A powerful factor in world politics

Cover of Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev to Canada, May 29-30, 1990

Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev to Canada, May 29-30, 1990

Cover of Moĭ manifest Zemle

Moĭ manifest Zemle

Cover of Toward a better world

Toward a better world

Cover of Erinnerungen

Cover of Using the potential of cooperatives for furthering perestroika

Using the potential of cooperatives for furthering perestroika

Cover of Dear Mr. Gorbachev

Dear Mr. Gorbachev

Cover of We are building a long-term policy

We are building a long-term policy

Cover of The Challenges of our time

The Challenges of our time

Cover of Speeches and writings

Speeches and writings

Cover of Erinnerungen

Cover of October and perestroika

October and perestroika

Cover of On major directions of the USSR's domestic and foreign policy

On major directions of the USSR's domestic and foreign policy

Cover of The socialist idea and revolutionary perestroika

The socialist idea and revolutionary perestroika

Cover of O khode realizat͡s︡ii resheniĭ XXVII sʺezda KPSS i zadachakh po uglublenii͡u︡ perestroĭki

O khode realizat͡s︡ii resheniĭ XXVII sʺezda KPSS i zadachakh po uglublenii͡u︡ perestroĭki

Cover of At the summit

Cover of On progress in implementing the decisions of the 27th CPSU Congress and the tasks of promoting perestroika

On progress in implementing the decisions of the 27th CPSU Congress and the tasks of promoting perestroika

Cover of Bringing out the potential of socialism more fully

Bringing out the potential of socialism more fully

Cover of Political report of the CPSU Central Committee to the 27th Congress of the Communist party of the Soviet Union, February 25, 1986

Political report of the CPSU Central Committee to the 27th Congress of the Communist party of the Soviet Union, February 25, 1986

Cover of Perestroika is the concern of all Soviet peoples

Perestroika is the concern of all Soviet peoples

Cover of Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, President of the USSR Supreme Soviet, to France, July 4-6, 1989

Visit of Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, President of the USSR Supreme Soviet, to France, July 4-6, 1989

Cover of A road to the future

A road to the future

Cover of Address by Mikhail Gorbachev at the meeting to mark the 40th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin, October 6, 1989

Address by Mikhail Gorbachev at the meeting to mark the 40th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin, October 6, 1989

Cover of On the tasks of the party in the radical restructuring of economic management

On the tasks of the party in the radical restructuring of economic management

Cover of Realities and guarantees for a secure world

Realities and guarantees for a secure world