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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, as he paid a warm tribute to the legacy of the former Soviet leader. Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 has inspired an outpouring of tributes from ...

31 Aug 2022 at 11:52

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World leaders mourn Mikhail Gorbachev as rare figure who changed the world

The passing of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been mourned internationally as the loss of a rare leader who changed the world and, for a time, boosted hopes for peace between the superpowers. But the man who died at age 91 on Tuesday ...

31 Aug 2022 at 16:09

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Mikhail Gorbachev, world leader, was 1988 Tipperary Peace Prize winner

1988 Tipperary Peace Prize winner, Mikhail Gorbachev, has passed away at the age of 91 years. Mr Gorbachev, the last Soviet President, was in power between 1985 and 1991 and helped bring US-Soviet relations out of a deep freeze. He was the last ...

31 Aug 2022 at 12:33

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91 – reports

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. News organisations quoted a statement ...

30 Aug 2022 at 23:55

Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the “courage and integrity” of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 has inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders. Many made reference ...

31 Aug 2022 at 00:21

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who brought down the Iron Curtain by introducing Glasnost and Perestroika to the Soviet Union, has died aged 91. His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies on Tuesday evening, citing officials ...

31 Aug 2022 at 00:07

In Pictures: Man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev marks the end of an era and comes at a time of renewed tensions between East and West. When he acceded to power in the then Soviet Union, the superpower was at loggerheads with the West and branded by ...

30 Aug 2022 at 23:19

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Mikhail Gorbachev to be buried in low-key funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the break-up of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President ...

03 Sept 2022 at 10:35

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'A great and brave leader' - World leaders mourn former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

31 Aug 2022 at 11:33

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Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but will not attend his funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin has privately laid flowers at Mikhail Gorbachev’s coffin, snubbing the weekend’s public funeral in a move reflecting the Kremlin’s uneasiness about Mr Gorbachev’s legacy. Just before departing ...

01 Sept 2022 at 20:03

Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev

31 Aug 2022 at 03:07

Arnold Schwarzenegger praises Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘one of my heroes’

Arnold Schwarzenegger has described Mikhail Gorbachev as “one of my heroes” following the death of the former Soviet leader. The actor and former bodybuilder said the Russian politician “belongs to history” and that he ...

31 Aug 2022 at 01:53

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