Funeral of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to take place on Saturday -media reports
(Reuters) – The funeral of the Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday in Moscow aged 91, will take place on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing Gorbachev’s daughter…
Gorbachev on Gorbachev: the last Soviet leader in his own words
(Reuters) – Following are some notable quotes from Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. On meeting his wife Raisa (from interview with U.S.…
Russia’s Putin expresses deepest condolences on death of Gorbachev -Interfax
(Reuters) – 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. (Reporting by David…
Timeline: The Gorbachev era and the collapse of the Soviet Union
(Reuters) – 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. March…
Ex-Belarus leader Shushkevich, the man who sacked Gorbachev, dies at 87
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON – Former Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, the man who broke the news to Mikhail Gorbachev that the Soviet Union was being consigned to history, has died at the…
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