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Waxwork of famous British sportsman in Polish museum leaves people baffled with visitors saying it looks like former USSR leader Gorbachev - so can you tell who it's supposed to be?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waxwork of famous British sportsman in Polish museum leaves people baffled with visitors saying it looks like former USSR leader Gorbachev - so can you tell who it's supposed to be?

Daily Mail  

A waxwork of a famous British sportsman on display in a museum in Poland has left fans on social media baffled. The figure, featuring Rooney in a red Adidas windbreaker, showcases a much thinner frame, balding wisps of hair, patchy facial stubble, and pasty skin, causing many to question its likeness to the famed footballer. A waxwork of Wayne Rooney …

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From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' premiere to Charlie Chaplin's demise, historic events that occurred on 25 December
1 year, 11 months ago

From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' premiere to Charlie Chaplin's demise, historic events that occurred on 25 December

Firstpost  

On 25 December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev formally announced his resignation as president of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union collapsed on that same day Apart from the Christmas celebration, 25 December has witnessed a number of other historic happenings over the years. Charlie Chaplin died On 25 December 1977, English comic actor cum filmmaker Charlie Chaplin breathed his last in …

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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 …

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Russian court revokes print permit of independent paper Novaya Gazeta co-founded by Mikhail Gorbachev
2 years, 3 months ago

Russian court revokes print permit of independent paper Novaya Gazeta co-founded by Mikhail Gorbachev

Firstpost  

The Russian media regulator is Moscow: A Russian court on Monday stripped investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, of its print license, in the latest blow to the country’s independent media. “The Basmanny court of Moscow invalidated the registration certificate of the print version of Novaya Gazeta,” the outlet, which suspended …

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Gorbachev Buried In Moscow As Putin Claims He Is Too Busy To Attend
2 years, 3 months ago

Gorbachev Buried In Moscow As Putin Claims He Is Too Busy To Attend

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MOSCOW — Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. But he also precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, which Putin had called the 20th century’s “greatest geopolitical catastrophe.” The farewell viewing of his body in an ostentatious …

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Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity
2 years, 3 months ago

Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible. “And that it then happened — in peace and freedom, without a drop of blood, couldn’t have been imagined without Gorbachev.” Former Chancellor …

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Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev's competing visions for Russia's future ultimately saw the two men turn on each other
2 years, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev's competing visions for Russia's future ultimately saw the two men turn on each other

ABC  

He was the last leader of the Soviet Union, the man who helped end the Cold War, and the president who tried to turn Russia into a functioning democracy. "Everything that Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev did – it's all ruined," journalist Alexei Venediktov, the editor of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, told the Russian Forbes magazine. In 2006, LA Times writer …

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Kremlin offers mixed view of Gorbachev’s historic role
2 years, 3 months ago

Kremlin offers mixed view of Gorbachev’s historic role

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The Kremlin treaded carefully Wednesday reacting to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death, praising his prominent role in reshaping 20th-century history but noting his “romantic” view of the West. The criticism echoed earlier assessments by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has famously lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” In a telegram of …

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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 …

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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 …

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Pizza Hut, luxury luggage and Spitting Image: How Mikhail Gorbachev became an unlikely cultural icon
2 years, 3 months ago

Pizza Hut, luxury luggage and Spitting Image: How Mikhail Gorbachev became an unlikely cultural icon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former Pizza Hut advertising executive Scott Helbing recalled that at the time Gorbachev was hired, …

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It’s complicated: Relationship status of Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin
2 years, 3 months ago

It’s complicated: Relationship status of Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin

Live Mint  

American political scientist Ian Bremmer tweeted an old photo of Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin. As Putin stands behind the former president of the Soviet Union who passed away on August 31, Bremmer commented: “sometimes your worst nightmare is right behind you”. Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev Gorbachev, whom liberals regard as a monumental leader, had a complicated relationship with …

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Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev
2 years, 3 months ago

Tributes paid to ‘courage and integrity’ of Mikhail Gorbachev

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the “courage …

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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 …

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Mikhail Gorbachev visited China in 1989 and found a revolution looming. What he saw changed history
2 years, 3 months ago

Mikhail Gorbachev visited China in 1989 and found a revolution looming. What he saw changed history

ABC  

Deng Xiaoping thought Mikhail Gorbachev was an idiot. Gorbachev was swept up in the forces that drove the collapse of the Soviet Union, Deng made sure the Chinese Communist Party would survive. As Deng and Gorbachev met, the LA Times reported: "The talks Monday and today have been largely overshadowed by continuing student protests in Tian An Men Square outside …

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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 …

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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 …

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Mikhail Gorbachev has died, Soviet Union's last leader helped end Cold War
2 years, 3 months ago

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, …

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Mohan Guruswamy | Christmas ’91: The day Red Flag was lowered
4 years ago

Mohan Guruswamy | Christmas ’91: The day Red Flag was lowered

Deccan Chronicle  

Twenty-nine years ago, at 7 pm on December 25, as the rest of the world celebrated Christmas, Mikhail Gorbachev announced to the world that he was resigning as President of the Soviet Union and formally pronounced the end of the continental state forged by Vladimir Lenin. At the same time Marshal Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, the defence chief, arrived at Gorbachev’s office …

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