Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's Historic Visit to Britain (1989)

On 7 April 1989, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev made a historic visit to Britain. Received by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the day saw the Soviet premier address an audience in London's Guildhall on the ongoing programme of perestroika before travelling to Windsor to meet Queen Elizabeth II. After being given a tour of Windsor Castle, Gorbachev invited the Queen to visit Moscow. Later that day, in an interview with ITN, Margaret Thatcher praised Gorbachev's courage in reforming the USSR, saying future generations would remember him as a "man of destiny". #USSR #SovietUnion #SovietHistory #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History #Communism #Democracy #Perestroika #Reform #MargaretThatcher #Thatcher #QueenElizabethII #RoyalFamily To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/film?family=editorial&phrase=AS070489*%20GORBACHEV&sort=best To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - https://www.youtube.com/@ITNArchive 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ITNArchive 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ITNArchiveITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itnarchive1955