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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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Mikhail Gorbachev: southern Africans have a special reason to thank him

The whole world has much to thank Mikhail Gorbachev for. As many have pointed out since his death in Moscow earlier this week, Gorbachev – the last leader of the Soviet Union – did more than anyone to bring the Cold War to an end peacefully, reducing the threat that…

The Conversation

Why was Gorbachev so popular in West, so unpopular in Russia?

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev prompted gushing tributes from across the West on Wednesday but much less of a reaction in Russia. FRANCE 24 examines why Gorbachev is lionised in the West for his role in ending the Cold War, but scorned in Russia for overseeing the collapse of the…

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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

Mikhail Gorbachev: five things you need to know

Mikhail Gorbachev was a voice of sanity in a crazy cold war world, and his death marks the end of a particular era in 20th century history. During his time as leader of the Soviet Union (1985-1991), Gorbachev brought about enormous change in Russian politics and society, in international relations,…

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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

Voices: Mikhail Gorbachev was a hero of our time

Former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind pays tribute to a great statesman

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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

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

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…

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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

Evening Standard

Tributes from West as Gorbachev dies at 91

Moscow (AFP) - The death of Mikhail Gorbachev triggered an outpouring of tributes from Western leaders on Wednesday but reaction was muted in Russia, where many blamed the last Soviet leader for the loss of the country's status as a global superpower.

AFP

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"

Salon

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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Tributes paid to ‘courage’ of Gorbachev as PM hits out at current Russia leaders

Boris Johnson has warned that the Kremlin is ‘intent on undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev.

The National (Scotland)

Tributes paid worldwide to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev

TRIBUTES have been paid worldwide to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91.

Evening Standard

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…

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World leaders pay tribute to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders

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France 24

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.

The Guardian - US

Gorbachev and Reagan: the capitalist and communist who helped end the cold war

Former Reagan administration officials pay tribute to unlikely pair who shared a determination to pull the world back from the brink of a superpower war

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'deep sympathies' over death of Gorbachev who blasted Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin has expressed his "deepest sympathies" following the death of Mikhail Gorbachev despite the last leader of the Soviet Union having been reportedly "upset" over the Ukraine invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gorbachev Dies at 91, World Leaders Pay Tribute

Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of the great figures of the 20th century, has died in Moscow aged 91. His death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies, which said Gorbachev had died at a…

The Independent UK

Mikhail Gorbachev's death mourned as passing of rare leader

The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to many European countries under communist rule, was mourned for the loss of of what world leaders described as a rare leader who brought global change and at the time…

The Guardian - AU

‘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: tributes pour in for ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader

Western leaders and historians praise former Soviet president, while Russian reaction to his death was much cooler

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