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Mikhail Gorbachev had ‘huge impact on course of world history’, says Putin in tribute

Mikhail Gorbachev lead the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991

Evening Standard

Gorbachev’s successors: who led Russia after the last leader of the Soviet Union?

Three people have been president of Russia since the Soviet Union disintegrated

Evening Standard

Why did Mikhail Gorbachev star in a Pizza Hut advert in the 90s?

The TV ad sees Gorbachev at a Pizza Hut restaurant in Moscow with his granddaughter

Evening Standard

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Mikhail Gorbachev — the towering figure of Russian politics who will never be forgotten

He was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev – the man who made Glasnost (transparency) and Perestroika (economic reform) household words far beyond the Soviet Union he fought to reform. To the young people I watched greet him hungrily in East Germany in 1989 as a symbol that change was possible, he was…

Evening Standard

In age of Putin’s aggression, we should salute Gorbachev’s integrity, says Boris

World leaders offer their tributes to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Russian president who helped bring down the Iron Curtain

Evening Standard

Kremlin fails to say whether Gorbachev will get state funeral

Putin acknowledges last Soviet leader’s ‘huge impact’ while grappling with his legacy of reform

The Guardian - UK

Mikhail Gorbachev: Key moments in Soviet Union leader’s life and career

Tributes have poured in for the former world leader

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West mourns Gorbachev the peacemaker, Russia recalls his failures

Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped to end the Cold War, but his death received a cool response in Russia, engaged in a war with Ukraine to regain some of the power it lost when he presided over the Soviet Union's…

Reuters

From Gorbachev To Putin: How Russia's Economic Policies Have Evolved

The Soviet Union’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, passed away on Tuesday at 91 in Moscow after a prolonged illness.

Benzinga

What was the Soviet Union? USSR and Gorbachev’s role explained, and why it collapsed

Everything you need to know about the Soviet Union

Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

He opened the Soviet system — and destroyed it. UN head calls him a "statesman who changed the course of history"

Salon

Vladimir Putin pays tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev's 'huge impact on world history'

Former Russian president and the Soviet Union's last-ever leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 and Vladimir Putin has paid tribute in a condolence telegram

Daily Mirror

10 key quotes from Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union

Following the death of the last Soviet Union leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, his most memorable quotes offer insight into his legacy

Evening Standard

In Russia, some attack Gorbachev's legacy but media reaction is low-key

Some pro-Kremlin politicians and commentators criticised the legacy of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday, while state media reported his death in mostly low-key fashion.

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The Independent UK

Tributes paid to ‘courage’ of Gorbachev as PM hits out at current Russia leaders

Boris Johnson has warned that the Kremlin is ‘intent on undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev.

The Independent UK

Putin intent on ‘undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev, says Boris Johnson

Gorbachev would have found Ukraine invasion ‘absolutely unthinkable’, says PM in tribute

The Independent UK

Obit-Gorbachev, ADVISORY

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at 91. Here's a look at our all-format coverage plans at this hour::

The National (Scotland)

Tributes paid worldwide to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev

TRIBUTES have been paid worldwide to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91.

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West pays tribute to Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who ended Cold War

Western leaders have paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union, who died on Tuesday in Russia at the age of 91. France’s Emmanuel Macron hailed a "man of peace whose choices have opened a path of freedom for Russians”.

The Guardian - US

Gorbachev and Reagan: the capitalist and communist who helped end the cold war

Former Reagan administration officials pay tribute to unlikely pair who shared a determination to pull the world back from the brink of a superpower war

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The death of Mikhail Gorbachev

In today’s newsletter: titanic figure of the 20th century, who had a key role in the end of the cold war, has died aged 91

Evening Standard

In pictures: Mikhail Gorbachev - man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west

The lifelong communist took the reins at a tense time in the Cold War but eventually presided over the demise of the Soviet Union.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'deep sympathies' over death of Gorbachev who blasted Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin has expressed his "deepest sympathies" following the death of Mikhail Gorbachev despite the last leader of the Soviet Union having been reportedly "upset" over the Ukraine invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gorbachev Dies at 91, World Leaders Pay Tribute

Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of the great figures of the 20th century, has died in Moscow aged 91. His death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies, which said Gorbachev had died at a…

The Independent UK

Mikhail Gorbachev's death mourned as passing of rare leader

The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to many European countries under communist rule, was mourned for the loss of of what world leaders described as a rare leader who brought global change and at the time…

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