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Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev in Battle
EpicLLOYD as Mikhail Gorbachev
Character information
Birth name Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв (pronounced Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov)
Nickname(s) The Marked One
Gorby
Born March 2, 1931
Privolnoye, Russia
Died August 30, 2022 (aged 91)
Moscow, Russia
Physical description
Hair Black (later white)
Eyes Blue
Based on
Mikhail Gorbachev Based On
Rap battle information
Appeared in Rasputin vs Stalin
Vs Rasputin
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Release date April 22, 2013
Official vote(s) N/A
Location(s) Bolt-shaped neon signs
A disco hall
Cameo information
Mikhail Gorbachev Cameo
Appeared in Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible
During Ivan the Terrible's first verse
Location(s) Red Square


Yo, I'm the host with the most glasnost!
— Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev battled RasputinJoseph Stalin, and Vladimir Lenin preceding Vladimir Putin in Rasputin vs Stalin. He also made a cameo appearance through reused footage in Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible. He was portrayed by EpicLLOYD on both occasions.

Information on the rapper

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв) was born on March 2nd, 1931, in Privolnoye, Russia. He was famous for having a large port wine stain birthmark on his head. He was a Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, and as the first (and last) president of the Soviet Union from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991. He was the only general secretary in the history of the Soviet Union to have been born during the Communist rule.

Gorbachev became a candidate member of the Communist party while he was in high school, but it was not until 1952, when he was at Moscow State University, that he was granted full membership. Gorbachev steadily rose through the ranks of the Communist league, being elected as the general secretary of the Communist Party in 1985. During his term as general secretary, he was engaged with U.S. president Ronald Reagan in a costly race to amass nuclear weapons in space. Gorbachev worked diligently to create reforms that he believed would improve the Soviet standard of living. By providing more freedom and democracy to Soviets, he strove toward "glasnost" and "perestroika"; openness and restructure. He worked toward establishing a market economy that was more socially oriented.

After the events of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion in the Ukraine on April 26th, 1986, Gorbachev and Reagan signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the first-ever mutual agreement on nuclear weapons reduction. In 1989, Gorbachev organized elections that required Communist Party members to run against non-party members. On March 15th, 1990, the Congress of People's Duties elected him the first president of the Soviet Union. During his presidency, Gorbachev promoted more peaceful international relations. Through his peaceful negotiations with President Reagan, Gorbachev was also instrumental in ending the Cold War. He is likewise credited for his crucial role in the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent reunification of Germany.

For his excellent leadership and his contributions to the overall betterment of world development, Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 15th, 1990. Despite widespread praise in the West, he was widely reviled in his home country of Russia for his role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Gorbachev died at the age of 91 on August 30th, 2022, following years of declining health. Per a source close to Mr. Gorbachev, he was opposed to the rule of Vladimir Putin in a statement made before his passing.

Appearance in the rap battle (cameo)

Gorbachev, alongside Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rasputin, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Putin, and Joseph Stalin, appeared in Red Square during the line in Ivan the Terrible's first verse, "I'm the first Tsar of all of Russia!"

Lyrics

Knock, knock, knock, knock.

Did somebody say birthmarks?

Yo, I'm the host with the most glasnost!

Assholes made a mess and the war got cold!

Shook hands with both Ronalds: Reagan and McDonald's, no doubt!

If your name end with "in", time to get out!

I had the balls to let Baryshnikov dance, playa!

Torn down that wall like the Kool-Aid Man, oh yeah!

You two need yoga. (Дa!) You need a shower, (Дa!)

And you all need to learn how to handle real power!

Scrapped lyrics

You all need to learn how to embrace real power!

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