Mikhail Gorbachev has died, Soviet Union's last leader helped end Cold War
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Mikhail Gorbachev has died, Soviet Union's last leader helped end Cold War

LA Times  

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Soviet leader who knocked down the walls between East and West, dies at 91. One of the most influential politicians of the 20th century and the last leader of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev died Tuesday at 91. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I saw him do that and more.” Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, left, shakes hands with President Reagan in Geneva in 1985. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, President Reagan, center, and President-elect George H.W. Long-banished literary works such as Boris Pasternak’s “Doctor Zhivago,” Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn’s “The Gulag Archipelago” and George Orwell’s totalitarian allegory, “Animal Farm,” were published for the first time in the Soviet Union.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, a complicated legacy
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev, a complicated legacy

The Hindu  

On August 30, when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who is credited with ending the Cold War, passed away at 91, the dichotomous reaction told a story. Leaders of the West led by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the world had lost a “towering, global” leader who had “changed the course of history.” While Russian President Vladimir Putin sent …

Putin could turn Gorbachev’s death to his political advantage
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin could turn Gorbachev’s death to his political advantage

Live Mint  

Mikhail Gorbachev was a man who hoped for the best, and got the worst. He brought national humiliation to a great nation and caused what the Kremlin’s current occupant once described as “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” The disintegration of “historical Russia” leaving millions of ethnic Russians in newly independent states. Few episodes are as significant in understanding …

History’s bookends: Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms
2 years, 3 months ago

History’s bookends: Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One stood for freedom, openness, peace and closer ties with the outside world. Such are history’s bookends between Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s last leader, and Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president. Putin’s war in Ukraine, alleged human rights violations and the 2014 annexation of Crimea have drawn massive international sanctions that are reversing the cultural and economic ties …

Russia remains divided over legacy of ‘father of perestroika’
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia remains divided over legacy of ‘father of perestroika’

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 01, 2022 17:24 IST Mikhail Gorbachev, lauded globally as the engineer of peaceful rapprochement between Moscow and the West, the person who facilitated the end of the Cold War and the one who initiated dramatic changes in Soviet Russia, faced opposition and vicious criticism at home. In his more recent statements, Putin has referred to Gorbachev’s rapprochement …

History’s bookends: Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms
2 years, 3 months ago

History’s bookends: Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms

The Hindu  

One stood for freedom, openness, peace, and closer ties with the outside world. Such are history’s bookends between Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s last leader, and Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president. The biggest was the Soviet Union’s collapse, what Putin called “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” The Soviet Union was disrespected, defeated, and broken into pieces – 15 countries. …

The liberal legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev
2 years, 3 months ago

The liberal legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev

Live Mint  

The passing of the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, marks the end of an impactful life with enormous significance for world history. IT firms turn up the heat on moonlighters What’s eating into India Inc’s earnings Behind the surprising trade surplus in auto components sector Reading the fine print of 13.5% GDP growth Gorbachev’s methods of simultaneously …

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

Deccan Chronicle  

MOSCOW: 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. A quarter-century after the collapse, Gorbachev told The Associated Press that he had not considered using widespread force to try to keep the …

Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter
2 years, 3 months ago

Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to then-communist-ruled European nations, was saluted Wednesday as a rare leader who changed the world and for a time brought hope for peace among the superpowers. Putin acknowledged that Gorbachev had “a deep impact on the course of world history.” “He …

Mikhail Gorbachev: The last leader of the Soviet Union
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev: The last leader of the Soviet Union

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 31, 2022 20:49 IST Mikhail Gorbachev was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985 and was effectively the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the next six years. The Soviet system certainly had problems, but the general view of Western governments and the Western press, of a system …

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize 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. “I see myself as a man who started the reforms that were necessary for the country and for Europe and the world,” …

Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91
2 years, 3 months ago

Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States. Despite stellar party credentials, Gorbachev’s family did not emerge unscathed from the terror unleashed by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin: Both grandfathers were arrested and imprisoned for allegedly anti-Soviet activities. It was the first time since the death of Soviet …

Mikhail Gorbachev, Last Soviet Leader who Opened Russia's Doors to the World, Dies at 91
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev, Last Soviet Leader who Opened Russia's Doors to the World, Dies at 91

News 18  

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 centry, has died in Moscow aged 91. ‘One-of-a-kind’ His relationship with President Vladimir Putin was difficult at times, but the Russian leader nonetheless expressed his “deep sympathies” after Gorbachev’s death. Novaya Gazeta, whose chief …

Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end the Cold War and changed the world forever, dies aged 91
2 years, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A catastrophe or World War Three.” Gorbachev, the eighth …

RIP Mikhail Gorbachev: Final Soviet leader, who presided over end of Cold War, dead at 91
2 years, 3 months ago

RIP Mikhail Gorbachev: Final Soviet leader, who presided over end of Cold War, dead at 91

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet president whose gradual opening of his country paved the way for both the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the communist empire, died Tuesday at age 91. In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was "deeply saddened" to learn of Gorbachev's passing, calling …

Gorbachev mourned as a rare world leader, but some remain bitter over his legacy
2 years, 3 months ago

Gorbachev mourned as a rare world leader, but some remain bitter over his legacy

LA Times  

The passing of Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to Communist-ruled European nations, was mourned Wednesday as a rare leader who changed the world and, for a time, gave hope for peace among the superpowers. Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also referred to the current conflict, saying …

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, dies aged 91
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, dies aged 91

The Hindu  

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, Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain that had …

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union whose glasnost reforms brought about the end of the Cold War – obituary
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union whose glasnost reforms brought about the end of the Cold War – obituary

The Telegraph  

The military, too, was perturbed both by his disarmament initiatives and by the growing independence movement in the various republics – which they saw as weakening the security of the Soviet Union. Yet in October Gorbachev threw his weight behind his hard-line prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkov whose five-year plan for the period 1991-95, had returned to the concept of strong …

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