Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Seren Morris

HISTORICAL FACTS: Why did mikhail gorbachev star in a pizza hut advert in the 90s | History Defined

Mikhail Gorbachev Pizza Hut Soviet Union

Following the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, a Pizza Hut advertisement starring the former Soviet Union leader has re-emerged on social media.

The TV commercial, which aired in 1998, sees Gorbachev enter a Pizza Hut restaurant with his granddaughter, as a family turns around to see if it’s really him.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Black couple sits down at Waffle House for breakfast. Then they watch as customers who arrived after them get served: ‘Feel like this is racism’
Allegedly, no one came to their table
We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered
Las Vegas hostess says a customer called her names. Then she called the woman one back and the owner kicked her out: ‘I don’t care’
She didn’t let it slide
We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered
From Katy Perry to drug addiction: What the Russell Brand rape trial jury didn't hear
The matters were deemed to be ‘sensitive’ and were removed from the prosecutor’s speech
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dakota Johnson And Machine Gun Kelly Fuel Fresh Dating Rumours After California Dinner Outing
Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly were photographed together outside a Calabasas restaurant, adding to weeks of dating speculation based on sightings and unnamed sources.
International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
6 Things You Should Stop Keeping in Your Refrigerator Door
Open your refrigerator, and chances are the door is packed with milk, eggs, salad dressing, and whatever else fits into those convenient little shelves. After...
Saving Advice
Saving Advice
“Concerned”: Hailee Steinfeld And Josh Allen Mocked Over Clumsy Mistake In Halloween Party Decor
Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen went all out to create a magical evening. But fans fixated on what seemed to be a clumsy error in the party decorations.
Bored Panda
Bored Panda
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.
Download on the AppStore Get it on Google Play