In so many ways, the world we know today would not be the same without Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union, who died at the age of 91 on Tuesday, writes David A. Andelman.

It’s hard to sift history’s judgment from the hot takes, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s telegram of condolence on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev does little to help.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured looking at former President Ronald Reagan during a 1987 summit in Washington, D.C. Gorbachev died in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday at the age of 91.

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

Mikhail Gorbachev’s tragedy is that he outlived the thaw in the Cold War between Moscow and the US, after doing more than anyone to engineer it.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought down the Iron Curtain, died at the age 91 following a long illness Tuesday, according to Russian state and independent media.

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

Mikhail Gorbachev, whose attempt to modernize communist control of the Soviet Union unleashed forces that brought down the superpower, has died, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.

Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91 He embarked on a path of radical reform that propelled the communist country toward collapse August 30, 2022 More than 2 years ago ...

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.

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