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Mikhail Gorbachev had ‘huge impact on course of world history’, says Putin in tribute

Mikhail Gorbachev lead the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991

Evening Standard

Gorbachev’s successors: who led Russia after the last leader of the Soviet Union?

Three people have been president of Russia since the Soviet Union disintegrated

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Mikhail Gorbachev’s passing marks the end of an extraordinary time in world history

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev last night marks the end of an extraordinary time in world history, when the apparently inexorable changes that followed the Second World War were undone. He was the man who, more than anyone, drew back the Iron Curtain.

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Why did Mikhail Gorbachev star in a Pizza Hut advert in the 90s?

The TV ad sees Gorbachev at a Pizza Hut restaurant in Moscow with his granddaughter

Evening Standard

Voices: Mikhail Gorbachev was a hero of our time

Former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind pays tribute to a great statesman

The Independent UK

In age of Putin’s aggression, we should salute Gorbachev’s integrity, says Boris

World leaders offer their tributes to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Russian president who helped bring down the Iron Curtain

Evening Standard

Who was Mikhail Gorbachev’s wife, Raisa Gorbacheva?

The political activist died in 1999

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My dear friend Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who changed the world

He ended the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. Here the Evening Standard proprietor remembers a political titan, a loving husband and a big-hearted man

Evening Standard

First Thing: Mikhail Gorbachev, ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader, dies

Western figures praise former president who helped end the cold war. Plus, US states ‘rolling back’ LGBTQ rights

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin fails to say whether Gorbachev will get state funeral

Putin acknowledges last Soviet leader’s ‘huge impact’ while grappling with his legacy of reform

The Guardian - UK

Mikhail Gorbachev: Key moments in Soviet Union leader’s life and career

Tributes have poured in for the former world leader

Evening Standard

Gorbachev and Raisa: A love story

The world remembers the former Soviet leader as a remarkable individual. He was also part of a remarkable marriage. Peter Popham reflects on the special relationship from which all else flowed

The Independent UK

West mourns Gorbachev the peacemaker, Russia recalls his failures

Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped to end the Cold War, but his death received a cool response in Russia, engaged in a war with Ukraine to regain some of the power it lost when he presided over the Soviet Union's…

Reuters

From Gorbachev To Putin: How Russia's Economic Policies Have Evolved

The Soviet Union’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, passed away on Tuesday at 91 in Moscow after a prolonged illness.

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What was the Soviet Union? USSR and Gorbachev’s role explained, and why it collapsed

Everything you need to know about the Soviet Union

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Putin: Gorbachev had 'huge impact' on world history

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a condolence telegram sent on Wednesday that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had had a "huge impact on the course of world history".

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Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

He opened the Soviet system — and destroyed it. UN head calls him a "statesman who changed the course of history"

The Independent UK

Russian politicians offer mixed view of Gorbachev's legacy

Russian officials and lawmakers are treading carefully while reacting to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death

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Vladimir Putin pays tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev's 'huge impact on world history'

Former Russian president and the Soviet Union's last-ever leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 and Vladimir Putin has paid tribute in a condolence telegram

Reuters

Kremlin says Gorbachev helped end Cold War but was wrong about 'honeymoon' with West

The Kremlin on Wednesday hailed late Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as an extraordinary global statesman who helped end the Cold War, but said he had been badly wrong about the prospect of rapprochement with the "bloodthirsty" West.

Evening Standard

10 key quotes from Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union

Following the death of the last Soviet Union leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, his most memorable quotes offer insight into his legacy

Reuters

In Russia, some attack Gorbachev's legacy but media reaction is low-key

Some pro-Kremlin politicians and commentators criticised the legacy of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday, while state media reported his death in mostly low-key fashion.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson pays warm tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev

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.

The Independent UK

Gorbachev will be laid to rest at the weekend, but no state funeral for former leader, says Russian media

The funeral will take place on Saturday

France 24

From the 1997 archives: How the press reported Princess Diana's death

IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, August 31: We look at reactions in the front pages and illustrated press after the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev passed away at the age of 91. Also, Pakistan and the UN launch an appeal after devastating floods that are being blamed on climate change.…

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