Mikhael Gorbachev visits the London Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev and Evening Standard proprietor Alexander Lebedev, left, arrive at the paper's Kensington offices with editor Geordie Greig. On their return to the car they found a parking ticket Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/London Evening Standard

Gorbachev is presented with two front pages to commemorate his visit. The framed cover is a reproduction of the Standard's story about the 1991 failed Soviet coup, headlined: 'They tried to break me' Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/London Evening Standard

That's the ticket: the final front page, with the headline 'Former Soviet leader Gorbachev visits Standard' is shown in its frame Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/London Evening Standard

The ex-President shares a joke with his friend Lebedev, who translated his comments into English. "I should warn the editor I'm a highly expensive interpreter", Lebedev told editor Greig Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/London Evening Standard

Greig watches Gorbachev address Standard staff. He introduced the former Soviet leader as: "The man who changed the world" Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/London Evening Standard