Gorbachev died after a “serious and prolonged illness,” the hospital said, according to the report. He will be buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, the final resting place for hundreds of Russian and Soviet officials, along with his wife Raisa, who died in 1999. The global reaction to the death of the last surviving world leader who played a role in ending the Cold War was a reflection of Gorbachev’s complex legacy, which won him international praise for ending decades of Soviet authoritarianism and allowing a divided Europe to reunite peacefully, but left him reviled. seat for the presidency of the bloc’s violent collapse in 1991. Among those criticizing Gorbachev’s legacy was the Kremlin’s current scapegoat, Vladimir Putin, who famously called the collapse of the Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical disaster of the century.” The Russian president issued only a brief statement through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who told the Interfax news agency that Putin expressed his “deepest condolences” over Gorbachev’s death. Putin made no mention of Gorbachev’s historic role, with Peskov adding only that the president would send a telegram to the late Soviet premier’s relatives on Wednesday morning. Reaction in Russian state media on Tuesday was similarly muted. Leaders in the West, on the other hand, were full of their disagreements, with many using Gorbachev’s death to contrast his handling of the collapse of the Warsaw Pact — which played a role in preventing a military response to East German protests that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, for example — to Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. “I have always admired the courage and integrity he showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful end,” said Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister. “In a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to opening up Soviet society remains an example to us all.”

In a way, the two events are directly connected. Since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has continued to build on the revanchist sentiment fueled by the turmoil after Gorbachev’s tenure, arguing that the war became necessary after decades of Soviet policies that created what he called “anti-Russia” and encouraged Ukrainian identity. Putin has slammed the US for allegedly breaking a promise made by James Baker, then secretary of state under President George W. Bush, to Gorbachev in 1990 that NATO would not expand “an inch” eastward if the USSR released East Germany out of her hands. Although Baker later disputed that account, the incident fueled Putin’s narrative of a Western betrayal of Moscow, fueling resentment for decades and justifying the invasion. Any criticism of Gorbachev-era policies was nowhere to be found outside Russia on Tuesday, however, with American and European leaders echoing many of the same sentiments that helped Gorbachev secure the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in midwifery dissolution of the Soviet coalition. “He played a key role in ending the Cold War and bringing down the Iron Curtain,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. “He opened the way for a free Europe. We will not forget this legacy.” Added Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State and Soviet scholar: “He was a man who tried to provide a better life for his people. His life was consequential because, without him and his courage, it would not have been possible to end the cold war peacefully.” Gorbachev himself did not comment publicly on the invasion of Ukraine before his death, but Alexei Venediktov, the longtime editor of a liberal Moscow radio station that was shut down by Russian authorities soon after the war began, said in July that the former leader was “upset” by Putin’s attack and turn to authoritarianism. “Everything that Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev did has been destroyed. All Gorbachev’s reforms have come to nothing, dust, smoke,” Venediktov told the Russian edition of Forbes magazine. “This was his life’s work,” said Benedictov. “Freedom — Gorbachev did that. . . Freedom of speech, private property — that was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev. So what will he say now?’ Daniel Fried, who oversaw Russian policy at the US State Department during the George W. Bush administration, said: “Mikhail Gorbachev tried to do the impossible: reform the USSR. Although he failed, he tried to bring his country to a better place.” Additional reporting by Mark Odell in London

title: “The Last Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Has Died Aged 91 Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Timothy Fuller”

Gorbachev died after a “serious and prolonged illness,” the hospital said, according to the report. He will be buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, the final resting place for hundreds of Russian and Soviet officials, along with his wife Raisa, who died in 1999. The global reaction to the death of the last surviving world leader who played a role in ending the Cold War was a reflection of Gorbachev’s complex legacy, which won him international praise for ending decades of Soviet authoritarianism and allowing a divided Europe to reunite peacefully, but left him reviled. seat for the presidency of the bloc’s violent collapse in 1991. Among those criticizing Gorbachev’s legacy was the Kremlin’s current scapegoat, Vladimir Putin, who famously called the collapse of the Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical disaster of the century.” The Russian president issued only a brief statement through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who told the Interfax news agency that Putin expressed his “deepest condolences” over Gorbachev’s death. Putin made no mention of Gorbachev’s historic role, with Peskov adding only that the president would send a telegram to the late Soviet premier’s relatives on Wednesday morning. Reaction in Russian state media on Tuesday was similarly muted. Leaders in the West, on the other hand, were full of their disagreements, with many using Gorbachev’s death to contrast his handling of the collapse of the Warsaw Pact — which played a role in preventing a military response to East German protests that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, for example — to Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. “I have always admired the courage and integrity he showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful end,” said Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister. “In a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to opening up Soviet society remains an example to us all.”

In a way, the two events are directly connected. Since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has continued to build on the revanchist sentiment fueled by the turmoil after Gorbachev’s tenure, arguing that the war became necessary after decades of Soviet policies that created what he called “anti-Russia” and encouraged Ukrainian identity. Putin has slammed the US for allegedly breaking a promise made by James Baker, then secretary of state under President George W. Bush, to Gorbachev in 1990 that NATO would not expand “an inch” eastward if the USSR released East Germany out of her hands. Although Baker later disputed that account, the incident fueled Putin’s narrative of a Western betrayal of Moscow, fueling resentment for decades and justifying the invasion. Any criticism of Gorbachev-era policies was nowhere to be found outside Russia on Tuesday, however, with American and European leaders echoing many of the same sentiments that helped Gorbachev secure the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in midwifery dissolution of the Soviet coalition. “He played a key role in ending the Cold War and bringing down the Iron Curtain,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. “He opened the way for a free Europe. We will not forget this legacy.” Added Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State and Soviet scholar: “He was a man who tried to provide a better life for his people. His life was consequential because, without him and his courage, it would not have been possible to end the cold war peacefully.” Gorbachev himself did not comment publicly on the invasion of Ukraine before his death, but Alexei Venediktov, the longtime editor of a liberal Moscow radio station that was shut down by Russian authorities soon after the war began, said in July that the former leader was “upset” by Putin’s attack and turn to authoritarianism. “Everything that Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev did has been destroyed. All Gorbachev’s reforms have come to nothing, dust, smoke,” Venediktov told the Russian edition of Forbes magazine. “This was his life’s work,” said Benedictov. “Freedom — Gorbachev did that. . . Freedom of speech, private property — that was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev. So what will he say now?’ Daniel Fried, who oversaw Russian policy at the US State Department during the George W. Bush administration, said: “Mikhail Gorbachev tried to do the impossible: reform the USSR. Although he failed, he tried to bring his country to a better place.” Additional reporting by Mark Odell in London

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Gorbachev died after a “serious and prolonged illness,” the hospital said, according to the report. He will be buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, the final resting place for hundreds of Russian and Soviet officials, along with his wife Raisa, who died in 1999. The global reaction to the death of the last surviving world leader who played a role in ending the Cold War was a reflection of Gorbachev’s complex legacy, which won him international praise for ending decades of Soviet authoritarianism and allowing a divided Europe to reunite peacefully, but left him reviled. seat for the presidency of the bloc’s violent collapse in 1991. Among those criticizing Gorbachev’s legacy was the Kremlin’s current scapegoat, Vladimir Putin, who famously called the collapse of the Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical disaster of the century.” The Russian president issued only a brief statement through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who told the Interfax news agency that Putin expressed his “deepest condolences” over Gorbachev’s death. Putin made no mention of Gorbachev’s historic role, with Peskov adding only that the president would send a telegram to the late Soviet premier’s relatives on Wednesday morning. Reaction in Russian state media on Tuesday was similarly muted. Leaders in the West, on the other hand, were full of their disagreements, with many using Gorbachev’s death to contrast his handling of the collapse of the Warsaw Pact — which played a role in preventing a military response to East German protests that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, for example — to Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. “I have always admired the courage and integrity he showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful end,” said Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister. “In a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to opening up Soviet society remains an example to us all.”

In a way, the two events are directly connected. Since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has continued to build on the revanchist sentiment fueled by the turmoil after Gorbachev’s tenure, arguing that the war became necessary after decades of Soviet policies that created what he called “anti-Russia” and encouraged Ukrainian identity. Putin has slammed the US for allegedly breaking a promise made by James Baker, then secretary of state under President George W. Bush, to Gorbachev in 1990 that NATO would not expand “an inch” eastward if the USSR released East Germany out of her hands. Although Baker later disputed that account, the incident fueled Putin’s narrative of a Western betrayal of Moscow, fueling resentment for decades and justifying the invasion. Any criticism of Gorbachev-era policies was nowhere to be found outside Russia on Tuesday, however, with American and European leaders echoing many of the same sentiments that helped Gorbachev secure the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in midwifery dissolution of the Soviet coalition. “He played a key role in ending the Cold War and bringing down the Iron Curtain,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. “He opened the way for a free Europe. We will not forget this legacy.” Added Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State and Soviet scholar: “He was a man who tried to provide a better life for his people. His life was consequential because, without him and his courage, it would not have been possible to end the cold war peacefully.” Gorbachev himself did not comment publicly on the invasion of Ukraine before his death, but Alexei Venediktov, the longtime editor of a liberal Moscow radio station that was shut down by Russian authorities soon after the war began, said in July that the former leader was “upset” by Putin’s attack and turn to authoritarianism. “Everything that Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev did has been destroyed. All Gorbachev’s reforms have come to nothing, dust, smoke,” Venediktov told the Russian edition of Forbes magazine. “This was his life’s work,” said Benedictov. “Freedom — Gorbachev did that. . . Freedom of speech, private property — that was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev. So what will he say now?’ Daniel Fried, who oversaw Russian policy at the US State Department during the George W. Bush administration, said: “Mikhail Gorbachev tried to do the impossible: reform the USSR. Although he failed, he tried to bring his country to a better place.” Additional reporting by Mark Odell in London

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Gorbachev died after a “serious and prolonged illness,” the hospital said, according to the report. He will be buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, the final resting place for hundreds of Russian and Soviet officials, along with his wife Raisa, who died in 1999. The global reaction to the death of the last surviving world leader who played a role in ending the Cold War was a reflection of Gorbachev’s complex legacy, which won him international praise for ending decades of Soviet authoritarianism and allowing a divided Europe to reunite peacefully, but left him reviled. seat for the presidency of the bloc’s violent collapse in 1991. Among those criticizing Gorbachev’s legacy was the Kremlin’s current scapegoat, Vladimir Putin, who famously called the collapse of the Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical disaster of the century.” The Russian president issued only a brief statement through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who told the Interfax news agency that Putin expressed his “deepest condolences” over Gorbachev’s death. Putin made no mention of Gorbachev’s historic role, with Peskov adding only that the president would send a telegram to the late Soviet premier’s relatives on Wednesday morning. Reaction in Russian state media on Tuesday was similarly muted. Leaders in the West, on the other hand, were full of their disagreements, with many using Gorbachev’s death to contrast his handling of the collapse of the Warsaw Pact — which played a role in preventing a military response to East German protests that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, for example — to Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. “I have always admired the courage and integrity he showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful end,” said Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister. “In a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to opening up Soviet society remains an example to us all.”

In a way, the two events are directly connected. Since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has continued to build on the revanchist sentiment fueled by the turmoil after Gorbachev’s tenure, arguing that the war became necessary after decades of Soviet policies that created what he called “anti-Russia” and encouraged Ukrainian identity. Putin has slammed the US for allegedly breaking a promise made by James Baker, then secretary of state under President George W. Bush, to Gorbachev in 1990 that NATO would not expand “an inch” eastward if the USSR released East Germany out of her hands. Although Baker later disputed that account, the incident fueled Putin’s narrative of a Western betrayal of Moscow, fueling resentment for decades and justifying the invasion. Any criticism of Gorbachev-era policies was nowhere to be found outside Russia on Tuesday, however, with American and European leaders echoing many of the same sentiments that helped Gorbachev secure the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in midwifery dissolution of the Soviet coalition. “He played a key role in ending the Cold War and bringing down the Iron Curtain,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. “He opened the way for a free Europe. We will not forget this legacy.” Added Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State and Soviet scholar: “He was a man who tried to provide a better life for his people. His life was consequential because, without him and his courage, it would not have been possible to end the cold war peacefully.” Gorbachev himself did not comment publicly on the invasion of Ukraine before his death, but Alexei Venediktov, the longtime editor of a liberal Moscow radio station that was shut down by Russian authorities soon after the war began, said in July that the former leader was “upset” by Putin’s attack and turn to authoritarianism. “Everything that Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev did has been destroyed. All Gorbachev’s reforms have come to nothing, dust, smoke,” Venediktov told the Russian edition of Forbes magazine. “This was his life’s work,” said Benedictov. “Freedom — Gorbachev did that. . . Freedom of speech, private property — that was Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev. So what will he say now?’ Daniel Fried, who oversaw Russian policy at the US State Department during the George W. Bush administration, said: “Mikhail Gorbachev tried to do the impossible: reform the USSR. Although he failed, he tried to bring his country to a better place.” Additional reporting by Mark Odell in London