Russians pay last respect to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

Muscovites lined up near the Kremlin on Saturday to pay their respects to Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who was widely admired in the West for his reforms and who lived long enough to see Russia’s leadership roll back much of that change. Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday aged 91, was set to be… Read More Russians pay last respect to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

September 3, 2022 SledgeLeave a comment

Last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

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. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain… Read More Last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

August 31, 2022 SledgeLeave a comment