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At the age of 91, after a long illness, the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, died, world agencies reported. "This evening, after a severe and p

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev prompted gushing tributes from across the West on Wednesday but much less of a reaction in Russia. FRAN

Aug 31, 2022 - AFP, MOSCOW -The funeral of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91, will be held in Moscow on Saturday, reported Russi

Mikhail Gorbachev was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century.

Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday, had set out to revitalise the moribund Communist system and shape a new union based on a more equal partnership between the 15 republics, of which the two most powerful were Russia and Ukraine. Yet in the space of six years, both Communism and the Union came crashing down.

In a condolence telegram sent on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Gorbachev had a “huge impact on the course of world history.”

The world pays tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who died at 91, the Taiwan Strait sees renewed tension and the Queen breaks with tradition. Meanwhile, Cynthia Martens unpacks the unraveling of Moscow's intellectual property standards in the wake of international companies leaving Russia.

Opinions tend to be divided on his legacy depending on which side of the ideological aisle you are on

TAJIKISTAN, August 31 - Today, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon,

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