Gennadi (or Gennady) Ivanovich Gerasimov (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Герасимов; 3 March 1930 – 14 September 2010[1]) was the last Soviet, and then Russian ambassador to Portugal from 1990 to 1995. Previously he was foreign affairs spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev and press secretary to Eduard Shevardnadze.[2]
Gennadi Gerasimov | |
|---|---|
Геннадий Герасимов | |
 Gerasimov in 2001 | |
| Russian Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gennadi Ivanovich Gerasimov 3 March 1930 Yelabuga, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Tatarstan, Russia) |
| Died | 14 September 2010 (aged 80) Moscow, Russia |
He is noted for coining the expression "Sinatra Doctrine" in reference to Gorbachev's non-intervention policy with respect to other members of the Warsaw Pact.[3] When asked, during Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to Prague in 1987, what the difference was between the Prague Spring and perestroika, Gerasimov replied: "nineteen years".[4]
He was recognized in 1990 as Communicator of the Year by the (American) National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC).[5]
He is mentioned in the Billy Bragg song "Moving the Goalposts".
References
edit- ^ Diário Digital / Lusa (2010-09-16). "Rússia: Morreu o último embaixador soviético em Portugal". Diário Digital. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Russia's Media Revolution: From Party Control to Money Control" (PDF). East-West Center. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "His Way". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Jacques Levesque, The Enigma of 1989: The USSR and the Liberation of Eastern Europe (Berkeley-London: Berkeley, University of California Press, 1997), p. 62.
- ^ "Former Russian Official To Speak At Muhlenberg". Morning Call. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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