Etiket: Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev Accidentally Destroyed the Soviet Empire
Thomas von der DunkSeptember 11, 202210:00 Putin once called the dissolution of the Soviet Union ‘the greatest political catastrophe of the twentieth century’. He is therefore doing everything possible to…
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to Gorbachev in Moscow
The funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, who died earlier this week, was held in Moscow on Saturday. Although he did not receive a state funeral, his funeral would have “elements” of…
Funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow begins
The funeral ceremony for the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (91) has started in the Russian capital Moscow. Hundreds of people gathered in the House of the Union, where his…
Russia bids farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev today: no European leaders expected | News
UpdateThe funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev (91), will be held privately today. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and European political leaders are absent. Neither London, Paris, nor…
‘Many Russians have already somewhat forgotten about Gorbachev’
A cold wind blows yellow autumn leaves over the cemetery of the Nieuwemaagden Monastery, past the richly decorated graves of the many celebrities who found a resting place here. Writers…
In the 1990s, there were a lot of people who said Gorbachev because it gave you an air of expertise (wrongly)
Paulien CornelisseAugust 31, 202221:54 I dreamed I was on the Titanic, and we were already sinking. The fish swam past the porthole, but instead of actually doing anything, all I…
Limburger met Gorbachev: ‘Was a friendly man’
Janssen is a board member of the foundation that annually selects the laureate of the prize. In that role, he met the former leader of the Soviet Union a number…
Gorbachev divides the hearts of the Muscovites. ‘That perestroika didn’t bring anyone any good’
A woman lays flowers in Moscow on Wednesday at the grave of Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday. He will be buried next…
Ulke guided Gorbachev around Czaar Peterhuisje: “I didn’t have a hand from him”
The Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died yesterday, was in the Zaan region almost thirty years ago. In the Czaar Peter House, that is. Only two Zaankanters were there: the…
ANALYSIS. Nothing but good from the dead. But it was Gorbachev who brought us this bloodthirsty Russia | Abroad
PORTRAIT. The man who hated Putin is dead: Gorbachev ended the Cold War, helped demolish the Wall and reformed his country Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who brought glasnost and…