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Vladimir Putin will neither attend the funeral of the late President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, nor give him the honor of a state-sponsored funeral.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis offered his prayers and praise for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died at age 91 Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness. In a telegram sent to Gorbachev's only child, Irina Virganskaya, the pope conveyed his 'heartfelt condolences' to her, all family members and those 'who saw him as an esteemed statesman.' The Vatican published the telegram Aug. 31. The pope expressed his spiritual closeness during 'this moment of sorrow for the death of your
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. He was 91.
It's been nearly 10 years since Mikhail S.