Tag: Gorbachev
Death of Gorbachev, Liz Truss replaces Boris Johnson…
RUSSIA Putin shuns Gorbachev’s funeral Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on July 31 in Saint Petersburg. Alexey DANICHEV / Sputnik Host Photo Agency / AFP The last…
Farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR! they flocked
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), died in hospital at the age of 91. The body of Gorbachev, who died after a serious…
The funeral of the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has begun – watch live from Moscow
There will be no state funeral for Mikhail Gorbachev, but a memorial service in Moscow will be open to the public. Saana Uosukainen, Ilmari Reunamäki, Olli-Pekka Sulasma The last leader…
Gorbachev is buried – but without Putin’s presence
Published: Less than 40 min ago full screen Vladimir Putin at Mikhail Gorbachev’s coffin in a hospital in Moscow. Archive image. Photo: AP/TT Today, the last leader of the Soviet…
Gorbachev is buried – but without Putin’s presence
According to the Kremlin, it is the Russian president’s busy work schedule that makes Vladimir Putin unable to attend Saturday’s funeral. However, the announcement is seen by many as marking…
funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union
A halftone tribute is what is looming today in Moscow where the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, who died last Tuesday August 30, is being celebrated. Vladimir Putin himself set the…
Mikhail Gorbachev will be buried today | EPN news
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, is remembered for perestroika and glasnost, policies that radically reformed the Soviet Union and ultimately led to the collapse of the…
Gorbachev will be buried on Saturday – but will not receive a state funeral
Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died at the age of 91 in a Moscow hospital on Tuesday, after two years of serious illness. Despite his historical importance, there will be…
Death of Mikhail Gorbachev: “He was the only Russian leader to give us freedom”
“He was the only Soviet leader who gave us freedom. Gorbachev freed speech. With him, the Russians were finally able to say what they thought, after 70 years of terror.…
In 1991, I counted tanks in Moscow that had been sent to overthrow Gorbachev
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, set in motion a change whose pace and outcome he no longer controlled, writes ‘s former Moscow correspondent Jyrki Saarikoski. 18:05•Updated…