Tom Darbyshire, right, poses with former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev during the filming of a Pizza Hut commercial in Moscow.(Tom Darbyshire) In 1997, Tom Darbyshire made the pitch. He had ...

In the commercial, Gorbachev and his granddaughter enter a Pizza Hut in Moscow’s Red Square. At a nearby table, a father and son argue over whether Gorbachev, who resigned in 1991 after the ...

Morning Mix How Gorbachev’s Pizza Hut ad came to be — and why it still reflects his legacy. The minute-long commercial from the 1990s resurfaced after the death of the Soviet Union’s last leader ...

A Pizza Hut commercial starring Mikhail Gorbachev resurfaced on Twitter following news of the former Soviet Union leader's death on Tuesday. Gorbachev, 91, died following a long illness, ...

Pizza Later. The commercial ended with the sales pitch: “Pepperoni Hug Spot. It’s like family, but with more cheese.” Pizza Hut’s Twitter account posted, “my heebies have been jeebied.” ...

In 1998, Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial that changed the landscape of capitalism in the USSR.

The Pizza Hut commercial, though light-hearted, gives way to Gorbachev's controversial career as he sought to Westernize Russia by establishing Western businesses during his time in office.

An old Pizza Hut commercial starring former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has resurfaced amid the news of his death Tuesday. The advertisement features Gorbachev entering a Pizza Hut in Moscow ...