Gennadi Gerasimov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gennadi Gerasimov

Soviet diplomat

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Yelabuga, Vyatka Governorate, Russia

Date of Death: 14-Sep-2010

Profession: politician, diplomat, journalist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gennadi (or Gennady) Ivanovich Gerasimov (Russian, ???????? ???????? ?????????, 3 March 1930, Yelabuga – 14 September 2010, Moscow) 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.
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.
He was recognised as Communicator of the Year by the American Association of Governmental Communicators.He is mentioned in the Billy Bragg song "Moving the Goalposts".