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The cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin did not attend due to, what he described as, constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of moscow�*s 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 be...

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 were buried in red square, but for the last l...

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, dont 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 opening up to the world, when people here were being given freedoms and when east and west pledged to live together, in...

Russian president vladimir putin did not attend due to — what he described as — constraints on his schedule. 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 h...

He died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin is not attending due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. 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 funera...

On his way to the White House to meet with President Ronald Reagan, the late Russian leader stopped his limousine downtown to interact with the lunchtime crowd

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, dont 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 opening up to the world, when people here were being given freedoms and when east and west pledged to live together, in peace. mikhail gorbache...

Earlier, i spoke to the former moscow correspondent for the times, michael binyon, and asked what he thought of mr gorbachev not receiving a state funeral. it is sad but inevitable, there would have been such an obvious contrast between what mr gorbachev stood for and what russians think is now the new atmosphere, in other words, a return to pre—gorbachev repression and the lack of freedom and the fact that young russians dont now look forward to the kind of openness that gorbachev brought int...

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The soviet union, fall apart. there was a guard of honour but no state funeral — a sign that vladimir putins kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev�*s legacy. president putin didnt even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower. but out on the streets, muscovites, young and old, were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in todays russia, both those things are under atta...