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, according to ...

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 the ...

Every so often, an old Pizza Hut ad gets recirculated online, usually accompanied by incredulity and a keen sentiment of what the fuck. This time is no different: Mikhail Gorbachev — yes, that ...

There may not be a more striking metaphor for capitalism's victory over the Soviet Union than a 60-second Pizza Hut ad that originally aired more than 20 years ago but continues to get passed around ...

The commercial only aired internationally, as Gorbachev was, and still is, a controversial figure in Russia, with some lamenting the fall of the Soviet Union under his watch and others praising his ...