Former president of the Soviet Union and secretary-general of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev gives a news conference to announce his refusal to appear at a Russian Constitutional Court hearing on the Soviet Communist Party case.17.08.1992#3216409
Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Council, during a visit to Likhachev Automobile Factory. Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, visiting the USSR.17.05.1991#818624
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of Central Military Commission of China Jiang Zemin meets with activists of the Soviet-Chinese Friendship Society. Jiang Zemin's visit to the USSR.17.05.1991#818622
Alexander Bessmertnykh, USSR Foreign Minster (right) and his Chinese counterpart Qian Qichen signing an agreement between the USSR and the People’s Republic of China concerning the eastern part of the Soviet-Chinese state border. Among attendants are Mikhail Gorbachev, CPSU Central Committee General Secretary, USSR President, and Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Council. Jiang Zemin’s visit to the USSR.16.05.1991#818628
Mikhail Gorbachev (right), General Secretary of the CPSU CC, USSR President, and Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC CC, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission, having signed an agreement between the USSR and the People's Republic of China. The latter demarcates the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border. Jiang Zemin being on a visit to the USSR.16.05.1991#818621
Mikhail Gorbachev (right), General Secretary of the CPSU CC, USSR President, and Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC CC, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission, having signed an agreement between the USSR and the People's Republic of China. The latter demarcates the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border. Jiang Zemin being on a visit to the USSR.16.05.1991#818620
USSR Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykh (right) and PRC Foreign Minister Qian Qichen signing an agreement between the USSR and the People's Republic of China. The latter demarcates the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border. Among those present: Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU CC, USSR President, and Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC CC, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission. Jiang Zemin being on a visit to the USSR.16.05.1991#818619
Mikhail Gorbachev, CPSU Central Committee General Secretary, USSR President (right) and Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Council, meeting in the Kremlin. During Jiang Zemin’s visit to the USSR.15.05.1991#818627
Mikhail Gorbachev (right), General Secretary of the CPSU CC, USSR President, and Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC CC, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission, during a meeting. The Kremlin. Jiang Zemin being on a visit to the USSR.15.05.1991#818626
Mikhail Gorbachev, CPSU Central Committee General Secretary, USSR President , and Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Council, meeting in the Kremlin. During Jiang Zemin’s visit to the USSR.15.05.1991#818625
Mikhail Gorbachev, CPSU Central Committee General Secretary, USSR President (right), and Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, Chairman of the Military Council, at lunch in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Jiang Zemin in the USSR.15.05.1991#818623
Mikhail Gorbachev, CPSU Central Committee General Secretary, USSR President, and Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, Chairman of the Military Council, meeting in the Kremlin. at lunch in the Grand Kremlin. Jiang Zemin, PRC Communist Party General Secretary, in the USSR.15.05.1991#818618
President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, left, meets with representatives of the General Confederation of Trade Unions.07.10.1990#8139795
President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, far center, meets with representatives of the General Confederation of Trade Unions.07.10.1990#8139794
Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, left, background, and Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, right, background, at the 28th Congress of the Communist Party.10.07.1990#549995
The 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev addresses congress delegates.03.07.1990#8339374
General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev attends the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.03.07.1990#8339373
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev leaves the podium after speaking at the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (now the State Kremlin Palace), July 2-13, 1990.02.07.1990#8321675
USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev (sitting in the center) at the presidium of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (now the State Kremlin Palace), July 2-13, 1990.02.07.1990#8321671
President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev makes a speech during the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which took place at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (now State Kremlin Palace) on July 2-13, 1990.02.07.1990#8318879
Soviet and foreign journalists at the first press conference with USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev (after swearing in).15.03.1990#6677889
Soviet state delegation visits the Lithuanian SSR, January 11-13, 1990. USSR Communist Party Executive Committee Secretary-General Mikhail Gorbachev lays flowers at the monument to Vladimir Lenin in Vilnius.12.01.1990#6656316
A Soviet government delegation visits Lithuanian SSR, January 11-13, 1990. People in Vilnius welcome USSR Communist Party Executive Committee Secretary-General Mikhail Gorbachev.12.01.1990#6655477
On January 15-19, 1990, Moscow was the venue for the Global Forum on Human Survival. Photo: Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Speaker of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the USSR, speaks at the forum.11.01.1990#8352765
A Soviet government delegation visits Lithuanian SSR, January 11-13, 1990. Representatives of creative and scientific intelligentsia during the speech of USSR Communist Party Executive Committee Secretary-General Mikhail Gorbachev.11.01.1990#6655475
A Soviet government delegation visits Lithuanian SSR, January 11-13, 1990. From left: First Secretary of the Independent Communist Party of Lithuanian Algirdas Brazauskas welcomes USSR Communist Party Executive Committee Secretary-General Mikhail Gorbachev.11.01.1990#6655470
The Second Congress of USSR People's Deputies at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (December 12-24, 1989). Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretaqry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and Candidate Member of the Politburo Anatoly reply to journalists' questions.12.12.1989#6655626
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile (1958 - May, 1989) Luis Corvalan meets with Soviet journalists before his official comeback in Chile.03.10.1989#5540309
The visit by a Soviet delegation to the Federal Republic of Germany, June 12-15, 1989. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, 3rd right, Chairman of the Communist Party of Germany Herbert Mies, 2nd right, and Chairman of the Commission of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Alexander Yakovlev, right, before the talks.12.06.1989#6596993
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the USSR Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev, 2nd left, tours the Spasskoye-Lutovinovo estate of Russian writer Ivan Turgenev (now Ivan Turgenev State Memorial and Nature Museum-Reserve Spasskoye-Lutovinovo) during his trip to the Oryol Region, November 15-16, 1988.16.11.1988#6589143
The working trip by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev to the Oryol Region, November 15-16, 1988. Participants in Mikhail Gorbachev's meeting with first secretaries of central committees of communist parties of the union republics, regional and district committees, to discuss pressing issues of the USSR's agricultural policy.16.11.1988#8178792
A visit by a delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the USSR. From left: Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany Hans-Dietrich Genscher during his meeting with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev.29.07.1988#6542607
The 19th All-Union Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Kremlin Palace of Congresses, June 28 - July 1, 1988. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev.28.06.1988#6572959
The 19th All-Union Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Kremlin Palace of Congresses, June 28 - July 1, 1988. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev.28.06.1988#6572955
The 19th All-Union Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Kremlin Palace of Congresses, June 28 - July 1, 1988. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, 2nd right, and conference delegates.28.06.1988#6572954
The 19th All-Union Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Kremlin Palace of Congresses, June 28 - July 1, 1988. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a session.28.06.1988#6572596
A visit by a Japanese delegation to the USSR. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, left, and former prime minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone, right, during their talks at the Moscow Kremlin.22.06.1988#6579476
A visit by a Japanese delegation to the USSR. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, 2nd right, former prime minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone, 2nd left, and the latter's accompanying officials before their talks at the Moscow Kremlin.22.06.1988#6579473
A visit by a Japanese delegation to the USSR. From right: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, and former prime minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone, right, before their talks at the Moscow Kremlin.22.06.1988#6579469
A visit by a Japanese delegation to the USSR. From right: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, and former prime minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone, right, before their talks at the Moscow Kremlin.22.06.1988#6579468
Soviet-American high-level meeting in Moscow during which ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) was planned. The Kremlin, May 29 - June 2, 1988. General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev, third left, and US President Ronald Reagan, next to him on the right, walk around the Moscow Kremlin.02.06.1988#6571914
A Soviet-American high-level meeting in Moscow where the parties plan to ratify the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). The Kremlin, May 29 - June 2, 1988. Official farewell ceremony for US President Ronald Reagan, right, attended by USSR Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Andrei Gromyko, left.02.06.1988#6563365
A Soviet-American high-level meeting in Moscow where the parties plan to ratify the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). The Kremlin, May 29 - June 2, 1988. Representatives of international public organizations during a meeting with Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan.02.06.1988#6563363
A Soviet-American high-level meeting in Moscow where the parties plan to ratify the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). The Kremlin, May 29 - June 2, 1988. Representatives of international public organizations during a meeting with Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan.02.06.1988#6563085
A Soviet-American high-level meeting in Moscow where the parties plan to ratify the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). The Kremlin, May 29 - June 2, 1988. Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan, right to left, before talks.29.05.1988#6563527
A Soviet-American high-level meeting in Moscow where the parties plan to ratify the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). The Kremlin, May 29 - June 2, 1988. Secretary-General of the Soviet Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev after talks with US President Ronald Reagan.29.05.1988#6563362
A visit of an Afghan delegation to the USSR. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, right, and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah before the talks at the Kremlin.20.07.1987#5609596
Soviet leaders and people are paying their last respects to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet (Parliament) Konstantin Chernenko. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Government) of the USSR Nikolai Tikhonov and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko are standing at Chernenko's bier.13.03.1985#5926477
The funeral rally on Moscow's Red Square during the funeral service for Yury Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Members of the foreign delegations are seen at the rostrum of Lenin's Mausoleum. From left: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and President of the CSSR Gustav Husak, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party and Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov.14.02.1984#8216662
Members of foreign delegations, who arrived to attend the funeral service for Yury Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, are seen in the Moscow Kremlin's St. George Hall. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Konstantin Chernenko, center, greets Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, who heads the British delegation. 2nd left: Foreign Minister of the USSR Andrei Gromyko.14.02.1984#8216659
The funeral rally on Moscow's Red Square during the funeral service for Yury Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Members of the foreign delegations are seen at the rostrum of Lenin's Mausoleum. Foreground, 2nd left: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher.14.02.1984#8216657
The funeral rally on Moscow's Red Square during the funeral service for Yury Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Members of the foreign delegations are seen at the rostrum of Lenin's Mausoleum. Foreground: President of Italy Alessandro Pertini and Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.14.02.1984#8216656
The funeral rally on Moscow's Red Square during the funeral service for Yury Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Members of the Sri Lankan delegation are seen at the rostrum of Lenin's Mausoleum. Foreground, 2nd right: Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed.14.02.1984#8216655
Foreign delegations arrive to attend the funeral service for Yury Andropov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. The Maltese delegation headed by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Malta, Anthony Vassallo, is greeted at the airport.14.02.1984#8219760
A visit by a Palestinian delegation to the USSR. From left: Secretary of Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Boris Ponomaryov, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat, General Secretary of Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Yury Andropov, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Andrei Gromyko during the meeting at the Kremlin.12.01.1983#6651818
Funeral service for Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Moscow, November 15, 1982. From left: Brezhnev's widow Viktoria, son Yury, and Yury's wife Lyudmila during the ceremony.15.11.1982#6651195
The visit by a Finnish delegation to the USSR, March 9-10, 1982. From right: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Leonid Brezhnev greets President of the Republic of Finland Mauno Koivisto at the Vnukovo airfield.09.03.1982#6626635
A visit by United Nations representatives to the USSR. UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, 2nd left, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR Leonid Brezhnev, center, and Foreign Minister of the USSR Andrei Gromyko, right, before the talks.14.05.1981#5964849
A visit by United Nations representatives to the USSR. From right: UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian USSR Vladimir Shcherbitsky.14.05.1981#5964847
Members of foreign delegations, which took part in the 26th Congress the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, during their trip to Kiev, Ukrainian SSR. Saifuddin Ahmed Manik, member of the central committee of the Communist Party of Bangladesh, addresses Kiev's party activists.05.03.1981#8336493
