July 4, 1985: on this day, Steve Jobs first visited Moscow on a two-day visit, during which he lectures on computer science to students of Moscow University and attends a reception at the American embassy, ​​where he discusses the opening of Mac production in Russia.

In addition, he has a skirmish with representatives of the KGB, because of the laudatory comments about Leon Trotsky during his lectures.

Jobs’ trip to Moscow took place shortly after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power. It was a tough time for the Apple co-founder. After losing a fight with Apple CEO John Sculley, Jobs became isolated and traveled abroad in search of something new, visiting Paris, Tuscany and, eventually, Moscow.

Steve Jobs in Russia

In Paris, Jobs met with future US President George W. Bush, discussing the idea that the proliferation of Mac computers in Russia could lead to a “revolution from below.”

Jobs’ trip was also notable for the FBI, where his dossier noted that while in the USSR, Jobs met with an unnamed professor from the Russian Academy of Sciences “to discuss possible marketing of Apple Computer products.

Unfortunately, his trip did not bring much results. The Russian division of Apple did not appear in any of the cities, which is most likely due to the fact that this trip was undertaken by the company’s management in order to remove Jobs, and not send him for productive work.