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Putin, who mourned USSR loss, offers Gorbachev faint praise

Russian President Vladimir Putin famously described the Soviet Union’s collapse as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.” On Wednesday, he marked Mikhail Gorbachev’s death with only muted praise for the leader who oversaw the Communist state’s demise.

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Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy: sadly, history will judge this good man harshly

No other person but the final leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev – who has died aged 91 – could bring to life the eternal debate on the role of the individual in history. Does real change happen because of impersonal structural factors, or because of individual choice by…

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The last Soviet: What legacy for Mikhail Gorbachev?

Can a single person change the world? Yes is the consensus after the passing of Mikhaïl Gorbachev. And change it for the better, claims the West: the last Soviet leader boldly brought the USSR in from the cold: reforming and agreeing to independence for satellite states, all without bloodshed.

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How Gorbachev's 'perestroika' resonated on the African continent

The late Mikhail Gorbachev is praised in the West for helping to end the Cold War and a bipolar world in which Soviet-allied African countries found themselves at the mercy of strategic struggles between Washington and Moscow. Released from the 'bear-hug', some states faired better than others.

Radio France Internationale

‘It took me decades to realise what Gorbachev gave me’

Mansur Mirovalev reflects on the Soviet leader, who has died at 91.

Al Jazeera

Mikhail Gorbachev: The contradictory legacy of Soviet leader who attempted 'revolution from above'

Mikhail Gorbachev was a contradictory figure; his legacy, complex. Hailed in the West as a democrat and liberator of his people – which he genuinely was – he increasingly became despised by many within Russia for destroying the Soviet Union and dismantling a great power.

The Conversation

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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Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.Mr Gorbachev is best known for opening up the USSR and for bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end, but he was unable to prevent his country collapsing in 1991.News organisations quoted a statement from Russia's Central Clinical…

Evening Standard

Gorbachev opened path for ‘a free Europe’: World leaders pay tribute to ex-Soviet leader

World leaders were quick to pay tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who oversaw the collapse of the USSR and lifted the Iron Curtain, marking a pivotal turning point in world history. Gorbachev died at a hospital in Moscow on Tuesday aged 91.

France 24

'A consequential but ultimately tragic figure': last leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Few world leaders have cut a more consequential but ultimately tragic figure than Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whose death at the age of 91 has been announced by Russian state media.

The Conversation

‘A true man of peace’: what the papers say about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

Newspapers in the UK and Europe hail the final Soviet leader, noting his role in ending the cold war and his attempts to reform the USSR

The Guardian - AU

Mikhail Gorbachev: The rise and fall of the last Soviet leader

Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was revered in West but criticised by many Russians for overseeing end of USSR.

Al Jazeera

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies

He oversaw bold reforms and later the collapse of the USSR.

Axios

Watch as Latvia topples Soviet-era monument which paid tribute to the Red Army

The monument was built in 1985 when Latvia was part of the USSR

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‘They would have preferred hell’: The Battle of Stalingrad, 80 years on

The Second World War’s deadliest battle – and one of the most brutal of all time – started on August 23, 1942, when Adolf Hitler’s forces went all out to seize the city bearing Joseph Stalin’s name. If ever a battle was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object,…

The Conversation

Ukrainian people are resisting the centuries-old force of Russian imperialism - Ukraine war at 6 months

The war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has been described in many ways – an attempt to recreate the USSR, a militant attempt to create a new Eurasia civilization, or a proxy war between Russia and the West. But whatever Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions and aspirations were in…

The Conversation

Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months since the war’s…

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Chess: Uzbekistan win Olympiad while David Howell takes performance gold

Central Asian state, seeded 14, wins the 180-nation team event ahead of Armenia and India 2, while Howell’s 7.5/8 total echoes the 1980s

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Nightlands review – talking through what’s become of Russia

Two caretakers at an abandoned Soviet mining village in the Arctic debate their unease at the country’s present and what became of the USSR

Bangkok Post

US Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

HONG KONG: As US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi headed to Taipei on Tuesday amid intensifying warnings from China, four US warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of the island on "routine" deployments.

Reuters

Vadim Bakatin, last head of Soviet KGB, dies at 84

Vadim Bakatin, a liberal politician who briefly headed the Soviet KGB in the months leading up to the collapse of the USSR, has died at the age of 84, Russian state media said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Lavrov’s African tour another front in struggle between west and Moscow

Analysis: Foreign minister seeks to win friends and influence people in countries where closeness can be traced back to USSR

Al Jazeera

Amid conflict, Latvia leads Baltics in felling Soviet memorials

Momentum to remove Soviet monuments gathers pace during Russia’s war on Ukraine, but issue remains divisive.

Radio France Internationale

Lithuania blocks rail connections to Russian Baltic Sea exclave

Lithuania on Monday defended its decision to block rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave in a move that drew Moscow's ire as tensions continue to rise in the region. Meanwhile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is pushing former USSR republics of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine itself to…

Wales Online

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev 'seriously ill' at 91

The leader of the former USSR worked with the West to bring about the end of the Cold War

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