For 10 points, name this final General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
As he prepared to sign a treaty, this leader was placed under house arrest by the State Committee on the State of Emergency, leading to the August Coup. One leader supposedly stated "we can do business together," while talking about this man. This man allowed for a policy of "my way" in ending the (*) Brezhnev Doctrine. Before being replaced by Boris Yeltsin, this man was told to "tear down" a certain structure. This man pursued restructuring, or perestroika, as well as a policy of openness, or glasnost, during his tenure, which also saw him negotiate with Ronald Reagan. For 10 points, name this final General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
As he prepared to sign a treaty, this leader was placed under house arrest by the State Committee on the State of Emergency, leading to the August Coup.
Mikhail Gorbachev