Mikhail Gorbachev was in power from 1985 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, when he resigned. RELATED: Cold War or WWIII? Russian invasion of Ukraine draws comparisons https://bit.ly/3AAAVmD Mikhail Gorbachev, whose attempt to modernize communist control of the Soviet Union unleashed forces that brought down the superpower, has died, Russian news agencies … [Read more...]
Mikhail Gorbachev dies: Former Soviet leader was ‘revolutionary’
"It was a revolutionary time, and it changed the world. The prime mover in all that was Mikhail Gorbachev." The last surviving leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has died aged 91. Gorbachev’s work is described as ‘revolutionary’ by a former UK ambassador to Russia on #TimesRadio. --- Times Radio brings you the latest breaking news, expert analysis and … [Read more...]