Mikhail Gorbachev dies

Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalise the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died late Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91.…

Last Updated: August 31, 2022, 21:03 ISTGorbachev's death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies, who said Gorbachev had died at a central hospital in Moscow “after a serious and long illness. (Image: YouTube/Tom…

MOSCOW: Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold Warwithout bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged…

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, Russian news agencies cited hospital officials as saying on Tuesday. Gorbachev’s office…