Gorbachev, who died in Moscow on Tuesday at the age of 91, was also blamed by many in his country for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev was a one-of-a kind statesman who changed the course of history. The world has lost a towering global leader, committed multilateralist, and tireless advocate for peace.

Instead, Gorbachev's reforms were meant to remove or neutralize counterproductive features of the Soviet regime so that the USSR could remain a viable world power governed by a Leninist party ...

Gorbachev’s courage and vision helped bring peace to Europe and built a freer, more open society for millions. His legacy will be remembered by us all. — Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) August 31, 2022 ...

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who embarked on a path of radical reform that brought about the end of the Cold War, reversed the direction of the nuclear arms race and ...

Gorbachev, of course, failed—thanks in large part to his own myopic efforts to steer the Soviet Union to a newer, brighter future. There was his blinkered anti-alcohol campaign, which starved ...

Gorbachev’s rule was not without blemishes from a Western point of view. He sent tanks into Lithuania to crush independence hopes in the Baltic states in 1991, months before leaving power.

But Gorbachev did not, of his own volition, pull the lever to open the doors. It was others, many others, who forced his hand, leaving him little choice but to allow it to happen.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday because of schedule constraints, the Kremlin said. In a call with reporters ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday aged 91, was set to be buried without state honors or President Vladimir Putin in attendance.

Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, which itself died in his arms on Dec. 25, 1991. His legacy will be forever debated and is as controversial today as it was when he was on the ...

Gorbachev’s passing Tuesday at age 91 represents the last link to that momentous closing chapter of the Cold War, whose peaceful end was nothing short of miraculous.