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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1985, and additionally as head of state from 1988. Ideologically, he initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism, but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s. Wikipedia

Mikhail Gorbachev’s death mourned as passing of rare leader

Star Advertiser · over 3 years

Russian news agencies are reporting that former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91.

Washington Times · over 3 years

Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collap…

Star Tribune · over 3 years

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at age 91, and his wife visited the Twin Cities on a blustery Jun…

Star Tribune · over 3 years

From Mikhail Gorbachev changed both his country and the world, but neither as much as he wished, write…

Wall Street Journal · over 3 years