Mikhail Gorbachev

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From Khrushchev to Gorbachev — the humane side of Russian leaders

The recollections of those close to Mikhail Gorbachev, from Gennady Gerasimov to Mark Frankland, are testimonies of how rare a leader he was 

Gorbachev's marriage, like his politics, broke the mold

“They were a true pair. She was a part of him, almost always at his side,” then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany said at Raisa’s funeral in 1999, where Gorbachev wept openly.

Kremlin: Vladimir Putin won't attend Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral, pays tribute

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a Moscow hospital where Mikhail Gorbachev's body is kept before Saturday's funeral.

PM Modi condoles Mikhail Gorbachev's demise, hails his contribution to strengthening India-Russia ties

Mikhail Gorbachev died at a hospital in Moscow on Tuesday at the age of 91 after a "serious and prolonged illness", according to the Russian media. His death prompted an outpouring of condolences and tributes from leaders across the world.

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Much Like His Legacy, Reaction to Gorbachev’s Death Is Sharply Divided

Those divisions were heightened by the fact that President Vladimir Putin of Russia has buried much of Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy of peaceful engagement in the past six months by invading Ukraine and by taking Russia down the very authoritarian path that Gorbachev had started to dismantle.

In Pics | The era of Mikhail Gorbachev, a Soviet reformist who put an end to Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev's political career started declining before the Soviet Union fell apart partly because the low oil prices were worsened by the already weak centrally planned economy that affected the population of the country

Joe Biden calls Mikhail Gorbachev 'rare leader' who made world safer

"These were the acts of a rare leader – one with the imagination to see that a different future was possible and the courage to risk his entire career to achieve it," Biden said in a statement, referring to Gorbachev's democratic reforms. "The result was a safer world and greater freedom for millions of people."

Mikhail Gorbachev years – Era of the Soviet leader who ended cold war

The Interfax and state-run Tass news services cited the Moscow hospital where Gorbachev died. The Central Clinical Hospital said his death followed “a severe and prolonged illness,” according to Tass.

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War Two and bring about the reunification of Germany.

Writing history: 30 years on, a former Moscow correspondent reflects on the end of the USSR

In December 1991, then Russian president Boris Yeltsin, along with the leaders of Ukraine and Belarus, signed the agreement that created the Commonwealth of Independent States. It was the end for the USSR.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, marks 90th birthday on Zoom

Gorbachev has been in quarantine in hospital for months as a precaution during the coronavirus pandemic, and will host a virtual party with close friends and staff from his foundation, Gorbachev's spokesman Vladimir Polyakov said.

Bono, Spielberg up for Gorbachev awards

Irish rocker Bono and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have been nominated for a new prize created by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to mark his 80th birthday, the organisers said.