Tag: Mikhail Gorbachev

Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter

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. But the man who died […]

Gorbachev’s resignation 30 years ago marked the end of USSR

MOSCOW — People strolling across Moscow’s snowy Red Square on the evening of Dec. 25, 1991 were surprised to witness one of the 20th century’s most pivotal moments — the Soviet red flag over the Kremlin pulled down and replaced with the Russian Federation’s tricolor. Just minutes earlier, […]

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