Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 189 of the invasion IAEA inspectors travel to Zaporizhzhia to visit nuclear plant; Russian halts gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91 Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91 The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Pizza Hut, luxury luggage and Spitting Image: How Mikhail Gorbachev became an unlikely cultural icon The last leader of the Soviet Union, who has died at 91, enjoyed an unusual second act as a spokesperson for Western brands. Kevin E G Perry looks back at how Mikhail Gorbachev came to embody the triumph of capitalism The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Arnold Schwarzenegger praises Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘one of my heroes’ The actor and former bodybuilder said the Russian politician ‘belongs to history’ and that he was ‘unbelievably lucky’ to have called him a friend. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev urged British boy to ‘live a life that makes a difference’ Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 has prompted tributes from world leaders including Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev: The rise and fall of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was revered in West but criticised by many Russians for overseeing end of USSR. Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War and changed the world forever, dies aged 91 Last leader of Soviet Union passes away after long illness The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev obituary The last leader of the Soviet Union, he was ousted as his reforms pointing to the end of the USSR spiralled out of control The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev: a divisive figure loved abroad but loathed at home Despite being celebrated across liberal democracies, the former Soviet leader was reviled and unpopular in Russia The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022
Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91 Before Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
‘The world has lost a towering leader’: Global tributes paid to Mikhail Gorbachev Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Reactions to the death of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said. Reuters · Aug 30, 2022
How Gorbachev’s political legacy was destroyed by Putin Era of detente and arms control between Washington and Moscow has been replaced by a bloody war in Ukraine The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2022
Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Reuters · Aug 30, 2022 A time of hope, now dashed – former Reuters reporter recalls the Gorbachev years Euphoria. There is no better word to describe my feelings, the feelings of many in the Soviet intelligentsia, when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power and started the reforms that the world came to know as perestroika and glasnost. It was the euphoria of liberation, freedom, hope.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 ‘One of my heroes’: Arnold Schwarzenegger joins politicians and historians in paying tribute to Gorbachev Soviet leader who helped end Cold War praised after death at age 91
Reuters · Aug 30, 2022 Gorbachev on Gorbachev: the last Soviet leader in his own words Following are some notable quotes from Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91.
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The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev had a ‘huge impact on world history’, says Vladimir Putin Former Soviet leader’s death was announced on Tuesday
Reuters · Aug 30, 2022 Gorbachev's tragedy - a flawed reformer on an impossible mission For all the adulation he inspired in the West, Mikhail Gorbachev was a tragic figure who failed in the historic mission he had defined for his own country.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022 Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91, Russian media reports In power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed breathtaking changes that overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies on Tuesday evening, citing officials at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.
Reuters · Aug 30, 2022 Russia's Putin expresses deepest condolences on death of Gorbachev -Interfax Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday expressed his deepest condolences on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax news agency.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev: Soviet Union’s final president who changed world history ‘An epoch in world history came to an end directly as a result of his actions’
Reuters · Aug 30, 2022 Timeline: The Gorbachev era and the collapse of the Soviet Union Here is a timeline of some key events over the nearly seven years that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91, held power in the Soviet Union.