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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev, who took over in 1985, is best known for opening up the USSR and for his rapprochement with the West, but he was unable to prevent his country collapsing in 1991. Many Russians blame him and his reformist policies for the country’s demise. The […]
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is dead at the age of 91.
Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, was one of the major political figures of the late 20th century.
The beautiful floodlit Eiffel Tower is likely one of the last things Princess Diana ever saw.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was revered in West but criticised by many Russians for overseeing end of USSR.