Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was revered in West but criticised by many Russians for overseeing end of USSR.

In power between 1985 and 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev sought to transform the Soviet Union with democratic reforms.

"He was a friend - a good friend," said former prime minister Brian Mulroney of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War. "I feel a sense of loss that he is now gone, but he's gone into the hall of the great leaders...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who’s credited with ending the Cold War without bloodshed, has died at age 91. As the last leader of the Soviet Union before it disbanded, he leaves behind a divisive legacy.

Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991, died in Moscow, Russian news agencies say.

Here’s a look at the life of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at 91, is being remembered in the West as a leader who ended the Cold War, but his legacy is quite different in Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Western leaders are remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union.

US Senator Cory Booker set a chamber record by assailing the policies of President Donald Trump in a speech that lasted more than 24 hours. Here's a compilation of key moments. (Source: Associated Press)

Mikhail Gorbachev impressed US officials in the 1980s as a "competent" Soviet leader and an "impressive interlocutor," says Jack Matlock, who served as an advisor to President Ronald Reagan and later as US ambassador in Moscow (Footage...

CLEAN: Interior views of Mikhail Gorbachev arriving and speaking at a press conference to launch a campaign against WMD's (Weapons of Mass Destruction) on 23 September 2004 in London, United Kingdom

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Angela Stent, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow, reflects on the life of former Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev. She says Vladimir Putin ruined his legacy. She speaks on "Balance of Power."

U.S. President Joe Biden called Gorbachev a “man of remarkable vision” and a “rare leader.”

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday attended the Founding Congress of his new Social Democratic Party of Ru
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A bereft Mikhail Gorbachev buried his wife Raisa on Thursday at a fitti
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One man who knows a great deal about Washington-Moscow summits is not ready to call the latest one in Helsinki a failure, even despite its confused aftermath.

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1. Wide and zoom of Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev arriving at Albert Hall in London for his 80th birthday celebration

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