Tag: Gorbachevs
Putin went to say goodbye to Gorbachev’s coffin, but will not attend the funeral on Saturday
According to the Kremlin spokesperson, Vladimir Putin’s schedule does not allow him to attend the funeral. The Kremlin’s contradictory attitude towards Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy has also been assessed as the…
Between condemnations and support: Gorbachev’s fluctuations on Putin
We may never know what Mikhail Gorbachev thought of the war in Ukraine. Died on Tuesday August 30 at the age of 91, he never took a position, in public,…
There is still a struggle over Gorbachev’s legacy in Russia, says a Finnish researcher
The last head of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev’s policy of détente led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, which was…