Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Mikhail Gorbachev

Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91, Russian media reports

In power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed breathtaking changes that overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies on Tuesday evening, citing officials at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

The Independent UK

Russia's Putin expresses deepest condolences on death of Gorbachev -Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday expressed his deepest condolences on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax news agency.

Reuters

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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’

The Independent UK

Timeline: The Gorbachev era and the collapse of the Soviet Union

Here is a timeline of some key events over the nearly seven years that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91, held power in the Soviet Union.

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.

Reuters

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, dies aged 91

Gorbachev died after ‘a serious and long illness’, say hospital officials in Moscow

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Mikhail Gorbachev death – latest: Transformative Soviet leader dies aged 91

Towering figure of 20th century reportedly fought ‘serious and long illness’ in Moscow

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west

The lifelong communist took the reins at a tense time in the Cold War but eventually presided over the demise of the Soviet Union.

The Independent UK

'Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall' - quotes about the last Soviet leader

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported. One of the most talked about people in the world, here are some quotes about him.

Reuters

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.

WEKU

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91

Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991, died in Moscow, Russian news agencies say.

Al Jazeera

Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

Russian news agencies are reporting that former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91

The Independent UK

Tributes for Mikhail Gorbachev pour in after death of former Soviet leader – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Follow all the latest Mikhail Gorbachev updates here

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at age of 91

It is unclear how Gorbachev died, but in June it was reported that he was taken to the hospital suffering from a serious kidney ailment.

Wales Online

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

He was undergoing treatment in hospital

Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev: Tributes pour in for last Soviet president who ‘changed the world’ after death aged 91

Joe Biden called the Nobel Peace Prize winner a ‘man of remarkable vision’

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

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Wales Online

Mikhail Gorbachev dies: He was the former Soviet president

Gorbachev is credited with helping to end the nuclear arms race between Russia and America, but he also oversaw the break-up of the former Soviet Union

ABC News

Putin reacts to Mikhail Gorbachev's death, COVID-19 rules to be debated at national cabinet, and James Webb telescope's Phantom Galaxy photo — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The Guardian - US

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies aged 91

Russian news agencies report death of last leader of Soviet Union at Central clinical hospital in Moscow

France 24

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalise the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91.

Axios

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies

He oversaw bold reforms and later the collapse of the USSR.

Reuters

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91

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.

Daily Mirror

Mikhail Gorbachev dead: Soviet Union's final leader who ended the Cold War dies aged 91

Former Russian president and the Soviet Union's last ever leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died - the political heavyweight ended the Cold War but failed to prevent the collapse of the USSR

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.