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Thousands Gather At “Peacemaker” Mikhail Gorbachev’s Funeral, But No Putin

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Thousands Gather At “Peacemaker” Mikhail Gorbachev’s Funeral, But No Putin

[ad_1] Some saw Putin's no-show as a calculated snub from a former KGB officer.Moscow: Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as "a peacemaker" who dismantled totalitarianism and gave them their freedom.Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union from 1985-1991, died on Tuesday aged 91. His body lay in state in the grand Hall of Columns in central Moscow in the tradition of previous Soviet leaders, including Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin.Flanked by an honour guard of two rifle-wielding members of the elite Kremlin Regiment with the hall's 54 chandeliers emitting only a dim glow, the former president's body lay in an open casket with his face and upper bod...

US Ambassador To Russia Will Attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s Funeral

[ad_1] Mikhail Gorbachev was the last President of the Soviet Union. (File)Washington: US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan will attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow on Saturday, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday.Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday aged 91 at a Moscow hospital.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) [ad_2] Source link

Mikhail Gorbachev Dies: 5 Facts About The Last Soviet Leader

[ad_1] Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last President of the Soviet Union and one of the most influential leaders of his time, died in Moscow aged 91. His death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies. Here are five facts about Mr Gorbachev:Mikhail Gorbachev was born on March 2, 1931, in Privolnoye, a rural locality in Stavropol Krai in southwest Russia. His parents were peasants. At the age of 15, he joined the Komsomol (Young Communist League) in 1946, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mr Gorbachev graduated with a degree of law in 1955.He held a number of posts in the Young Communist League and later in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Mr Gorbachev's ...