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What was the Soviet Union? USSR and Gorbachev’s role explained, and why it collapsed

Everything you need to know about the Soviet Union

Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

He opened the Soviet system — and destroyed it. UN head calls him a "statesman who changed the course of history"

Salon

Russian politicians offer mixed view of Gorbachev's legacy

Russian officials and lawmakers are treading carefully while reacting to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death

The Independent UK

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Tributes paid to ‘courage’ of Gorbachev as PM hits out at current Russia leaders

Boris Johnson has warned that the Kremlin is ‘intent on undoing the good’ of Mikhail Gorbachev.

The Independent UK

Tributes paid worldwide to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev

TRIBUTES have been paid worldwide to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91.

The National (Scotland)

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.Mr Gorbachev is best known for opening up the USSR and for bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end, but he was unable to prevent his country collapsing in 1991.News organisations quoted a statement from Russia's Central Clinical…

Evening Standard

World leaders pay tribute to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders

The Independent UK

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Gorbachev opened path for ‘a free Europe’: World leaders pay tribute to ex-Soviet leader

World leaders were quick to pay tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who oversaw the collapse of the USSR and lifted the Iron Curtain, marking a pivotal turning point in world history. Gorbachev died at a hospital in Moscow on Tuesday aged 91.

France 24

Gorbachev and Reagan: the capitalist and communist who helped end the cold war

Former Reagan administration officials pay tribute to unlikely pair who shared a determination to pull the world back from the brink of a superpower war

The Guardian - US

Vladimir Putin's 'deep sympathies' over death of Gorbachev who blasted Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin has expressed his "deepest sympathies" following the death of Mikhail Gorbachev despite the last leader of the Soviet Union having been reportedly "upset" over the Ukraine invasion

Daily Mirror

Gorbachev Dies at 91, World Leaders Pay Tribute

Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of the great figures of the 20th century, has died in Moscow aged 91. His death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies, which said Gorbachev had died at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mikhail Gorbachev's death mourned as passing of rare leader

The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to many European countries under communist rule, was mourned for the loss of of what world leaders described as a rare leader who brought global change and at the time…

The Independent UK

‘A true man of peace’: what the papers say about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

Newspapers in the UK and Europe hail the final Soviet leader, noting his role in ending the cold war and his attempts to reform the USSR

The Guardian - AU

Mikhail Gorbachev: tributes pour in for ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader

Western leaders and historians praise former Soviet president, while Russian reaction to his death was much cooler

The Guardian - AU

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Al Jazeera

‘One of a kind’: World reactions to death of Mikhail Gorbachev

The last Soviet leader brought an end to the Cold War, but his reforms accelerated the break up of the USSR.

The Independent UK

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

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, has died at 91

The Independent UK

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War and changed the world forever, dies aged 91

Last leader of Soviet Union passes away after long illness

The Independent UK

‘The world has lost a towering leader’: Global tributes paid to Mikhail Gorbachev

Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders

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Reuters

Reactions to the death of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mr Gorbachev’s death at the age of 91 inspired an outpouring of tributes from world leaders.

The Independent UK

‘One of my heroes’: Arnold Schwarzenegger joins politicians and historians in paying tribute to Gorbachev

Soviet leader who helped end Cold War praised after death at age 91

The Independent UK

Mikhail Gorbachev: Soviet Union’s final president who changed world history

‘An epoch in world history came to an end directly as a result of his actions’

Reuters

Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse

Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely despised at home as the gravedigger of the communist Soviet Union.

Los Angeles Times

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end Cold War, dies at 91

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies.

Benzinga

Mikhail Gorbachev Dies At 91: What's The Final Soviet Union Leader's Legacy?

The world leader who closed out the Cold War and brought democracy to the former Soviet Union died Tuesday at the age of 91, according t

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