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Germans have long seen former Soviet leader Gorbachev as one of the key architects of reunification, giving him the recognition he never got in Russia. His death is an occasion for Germany to reflect on his legacy.

Legs today as we look at mikael gorbachevs life one for the west a positive one he was able to wind down the soviet evil empire without a catastrophic nuclear war. for the russians, particular lear for vladimir putin. its that when you allow any sort of democracy and human rights to seep into that russian society, you risk tearing down the system that they seek to control for themselves. >> brian: they. i guess they wanted perpetual hell because they seem to keep subscribing to it. so, gorbachev...

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, according to the Russian news agency.

Putin — food and was not good. —— with putin yeah. _ food and was not good. —— with putin. yeah, its a horrible contrast— putin. yeah, its a horrible contrast of what russia has become. i contrast of what russia has become. hust— contrast of what russia has become. iiust read _ contrast of what russia has become. ijust read that to tens spokesman has expressed vladimir putins condolences, but i think there was no love lost between the two men. i suppose in a way, gorbachev got rid ...

There was no textbook he could pick up there was no textbook he could pick up entitled how to reform the soviet communist superpower. he tried his best — i think his heart was in the right place, he wanted to change his country for the best and, crucially, he wanted to build a more peaceful world, he believed in peace. he wanted to do everything he could to prevent the cold war turning hot — and he achieved for that, he helped at the cold war. the situation we have now more than 30 years on ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner widely despised at home for collapse of USSR

. breaking news tonight, the death of mikhail gorbachev, the last president of the soviet union who oversaw the dissolution of it. he was 91 years old. cnn senior international correspondent matthew chance. >> reporter: with that birth make on his forehead, mikhail gorbachev was one of the most recognizable figures in 20th century politics. his attempts to reform the soviet union and his role in ending the cold war made him one of its most influential too. as a young man, gorbachev studied law...

Current war in ukraine? i4541431111 but had he commented at all on the current war in ukraine?— current war in ukraine? well a few weeks ago — current war in ukraine? well a few weeks ago there — current war in ukraine? well a few weeks ago there were _ current war in ukraine? well a few weeks ago there were some - weeks ago there were some suggestions from a moscowjournalist that mr gorbachev had expressed his opposition to what was happening. but you are right, he had been ill for some t...

Empire. chad, your thoughts. >> a striking moment when ronald reagan passed away in june 2004 at the u.s. capitol. reagan stayed in the capitol rotunda and the first time or the second time i was around mikhail gorbachev, i work c-span some years before and he came in and met briefly and talked with him and studied a lot of things the soviet union in college and grad school. what i was struck is there was mikhail gorbachev a margaret thatcher just off of the capitol rotunda about to go in with a...

The collapse of the soviet union. that traumatised putin and clearly, he couldnt help but blame the soviet leader in charge at that time. he referred it to as the great it political prosody —— greatest political prosody —— greatest political catastrophe. they had a respectful relationship on the surface, and i know that gorbachev at times tried to influence putin. i dont think putin really took seriously anything that gorbachev had to say. anything that gorbachev had to sa . , ,., . anyt...