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Effect on russia. at the west did not understand how big a moment and how big the change would be for russia itself. so we had the mess and the autocracy of the boris yeltsin years.— yeltsin years. one of the interesting _ yeltsin years. one of the interesting things, - yeltsin years. one of the interesting things, i - yeltsin years. one of the| interesting things, i dont yeltsin years. one of the - interesting things, i dont think anyone — interesting things, i dont think anyone was prepare...

Mikhail gorbachev�*s wish was to be buried beside his wife, raisa. he loved power but he loved her more. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. im joined now by the former moscow correspondent for the times, michael binyon, who has met and interviewed mr gorbachev. thanks very much forjoining us. no state funeralfor the man thanks very much forjoining us. no state funeral for the man who won the nobel peace prize for his role in ending the cold war, what do you make of that? it is in ending the co...

History along with the presidents of ukraine and belarus who pushed hard for independence. president gorbachev was unusually well travelled for a russian leader and he had many contacts even amongst some who are critics of the soviet regime and his great campaigns were for openness and more knowledge about what was going on the soviet system and also for reform and change of the soviet many muscovites and russians rued the day these reforms became an because it became an economic free for all an...

Most _ junior officer. now he is one of the most important people in the world, a dictator— most important people in the world, a dictator and trying to create a cross _ a dictator and trying to create a cross between a is an stalinism and that is— cross between a is an stalinism and that is vladimir putin. and it seems many— that is vladimir putin. and it seems many in _ that is vladimir putin. and it seems many in russia are ok with that. because — many in russia are ok with that. beca...

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That feels— and the economy flowing is a danger that feels almost _ and the economy flowing is a danger that feels almost hypothetical. - and the economy flowing is a danger that feels almost hypothetical. it. that feels almost hypothetical. it is that feels almost hypothetical. is kinda a reminder of the fact that feels almost hypothetical.- is kinda a reminder of the fact we are only 30 odd years since the soviet union dissolved after three quarters of a century. we saw the death this week m...

Applause. good morning from lourdes, finals day. the second season of this fast and furious competition that has been engaging record audiences reaches a climax today. good morning, a real mixture this weekend, warm sunshine in particular because eastern part of the uk. rain as well. heaviest in western areas, accompanied by strong winds at times. welcome to the start of september. its saturday third september. our main story: the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the former soviet leader who helped...

And we lost this chance." the end of an era. we hear that phrase so often, its meaning has almost been diluted. but the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history, a rare period when russia was opening up to the world, when people here were being given freedoms, and when east and west pledged to live together in peace. as mr gorbachev�*s coffin was carried from the building, a final round of applause... ..before his finaljourney. most soviet leaders ...

Gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in today�*s russia, both of those things are under attack. there are people who came to gorbachev to thank him, to say, "thank you, mr gorbachev. "you gave us a chance, and we lost this chance." the end of an era. we hear that phrase so often, don�*t we? its meaning has almost been diluted. but the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history, a rare period when russia was open...

Our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of moscows house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state, a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the last leader of the soviet union had not been honoured with a full state funeral. a sign that todays kremlin has little interest in guarding mr gorbachev�*s legacy. many russians blame gorbachev for the fall of the ussr, ...