July 12, 2006 — -- Mikhail Gorbachev is generally regarded as the man who broke down the "iron curtain" that separated the communist world from the West and thawed the Cold War between the ...

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, center, surrounded by several leaders of USSR republics, speaks after signing an economic union agreement at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 1991.

Mikhail Gorbachev death – latest: Transformative Soviet leader dies aged 91. Alex Woodward. Wed, ... Mikhail Gorbachev was one of my heroes, and it was an honor and a joy to meet him.

Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union in the late 1980s until its downfall in 1991, has died at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.

Read the latest stories by Mikhail Gorbachev on Time. Skip to Content. Explore Close. Subscribe. Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was the only President of the Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in the months before he died and psychologically crushed in recent years by Moscow's worsening ties ...

Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev gestures at session of the Supreme Soviet on Wednesday, June 7, 1989 in Moscow, which confirmed his appointments for premier and other posts after some debate.

Mikhail Gorbachev’s recent passing brought back many memories of the man, the Cold War and America’s eventual triumph over the Soviet Union in 1991. Praised by many in the West and reviled by ...

Gorbachev is proud of the role he played in bringing down the Berlin Wall. MOSCOW, Nov. 8, 2009 — -- In June 1987, President Reagan came to the Berlin Wall and make a famous appeal to Soviet ...

A man holds a portrait of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during Gorbachev’s funeral at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Sept. 3, 2022. – AP Photo / Alexander Zemlianichenko People lay ...

Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urges leaders to work together to rebuild trust and beat today’s problems, 25 years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall.