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Vladimir Putin will neither attend the funeral of the late President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, nor give him the honor of a state-sponsored funeral.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis offered his prayers and praise for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died at age 91 Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness. In a telegram sent to Gorbachevs only child, Irina Virganskaya, the pope conveyed his heartfelt condolences to her, all family members and those who saw him as an esteemed statesman. The Vatican published the telegram Aug. 31. The pope expressed his spiritual closeness during this moment of sorrow for the death of your

MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. He was 91.

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He will be remembered as the father of 'perestroika' but also for presiding over the fall of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev,

MOSCOW--Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at 91. He waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary...

Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev has died in Moscow at the age of 91 Read Full Article at RT.com