Who became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985?

In 1985, **Mikhail Gorbachev** became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He held this position until 1991 and was the last person to hold this position before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. So, the correct answer is **C. Mikhail Gorbachev**.

**Other leaders of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union include:**

**Joseph Stalin**
The longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union, from 1924 until his death in 1953

**Nikita Khrushchev**
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1958 to 1964