An advertisement from Pizza Hut caught my attention, which originally did not look particularly like it, or a westerner who likes to make political jokes about leaders, but what I did not expect was that that person was really Gorbachev, and this historical figure was actually alive!
The ads ridiculed Gorbachev's controversial political career, as the last general secretary of the Soviet Union, who let the world's second-largest country be wiped out without military intervention, but at the same time, he also suspended nuclear competition with the United States, thus winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
The political significance of the award is self-evident, which also makes him highly rated in the West and not well evaluated in Russia.
But Gorbachev obviously doesn't have any "idol baggage", and this is not the first time he has shot an advertisement, and earlier, his commercial for LV is more gimmicky.
Gorbachev sat in the car, the car slowly driving through the Berlin Wall, outdated people, outdated scenes, and in the center of the picture is the latest LV leather bag, do not too much verbal description, this scene is worthy of the ticket price.
Active in society as a politician, work will always be inextricably linked to his own experience, but like Gorbachev, "I play me" is after all a minority.
From 1990 to 2017, Gorbachev participated in a total of 25 film and television dramas and documentaries, and also won awards and intersected with many stars.
But after all, a politician is a politician, and he also has his own views on the situation and leaders of the country.
As for Putin, Gorbachev said, Putin "did a better job than anyone else" in defending Russia's national interests.
On March 2, 2017, on Gorbachev's 86th birthday, Putin also praised Gorbachev for his profound knowledge, professional ability and rich life experience.
There are commercial mutual praise, and naturally there are also peers killing each other.
Gorbachev also pointed out in his speech that Putin has embarked on "a devastating and desperate path" by "depriving" people of their freedoms and severely controlling civil society and the news media.
Of course, as strong as Putin, he responded very bluntly, calling Gorbachev the biggest criminal in Russian history, accusing him of being a coward who threw power on the ground and let some hysterical lunatics pick it up.
There are two extremes to Gorbachev's assessment.
Positive comments on the West, represented by Bush Sr.:
Gorbachev, as a great leader, offered a possibility for the world to no longer be divided and come together. When the people of Eastern Europe lived in darkness, he guided the seekers of freedom like a beacon. Nearly 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can still feel his efforts and the positive impact they had on the world.
Negative comments are the voice of most Russians:
The decisions and actions taken by Gorbachev and Yeltsin as state leaders led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, led to ethnic conflicts, increased the incidence and mortality rates of the population, and put the country through the worst crisis in history, the Russian Liberal Democratic Party bill.
Perhaps as China Daily commented:
In fact, when the fog of history has not yet dissipated, it is too early to try to "build a conclusive conclusion". It may be at least many more years before Gorbachev and the collapse of the Soviet Union may have a more objective or consistent view.
The long-sleeved and dancing Gorbachev is living history, and watching a historical figure toss and turn in modern society always has a sense of stripping and distortion.
Or is it the feeling of loneliness of the hero (the tyrant)?
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