Mikhail Gorbachev

Russian court revokes print permit of independent paper Novaya Gazeta co-founded by Mikhail Gorbachev

The Russian media regulator is also seeking to shut down Novaya Gazeta's website and a print magazine it launched in July

Russia bids farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev

Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions

Hundreds bid farewell to last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev; President Vladimir Putin notably absent

Gorbachev will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions

Putin will not attend Gorbachev's funeral due to 'scheduling issues': Kremlin

Kremlin added that there will be "elements of a state funeral" for Gorbachev, including a guard of honour, and that the ceremony will be organised with the help of the state in Moscow

Russia: How Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms

Since coming to power in 1999, Putin has been taking a hard line that resulted in a near-complete reversal of Gorbachev's reforms on freedom, openness, peace and closer ties with the outside world

'One of 20th century's leading statesmen': PM Modi condoles demise of last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev

Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991. He visited India in 1986 as well as in 1988

'Traitor' or reformer?: Russians divided over Gorbachev's legacy

Despite his controversial legacy, many Russians on Wednesday agreed that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died at the age of 91, was a key figure in the country's history

Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest in Moscow on 3 September; no confirmation on state funeral yet

The ceremony will be held in the Moscow Hall of Columns, historically used for funeral services of high officials, including Joseph Stalin in 1953

China highlights Gorbachev's mistakes leading to collapse of Soviet Union as it mourns his death

Chinese observers considered Gorbachev a tragic figure who catered to the US and the West without principle, a write-up in the state-run Global Times said

Tricky affair for West and Putin, Mikhail Gorbachev will not get state funeral, says Russian media

The Gorbachev Foundation had earlier said that Mikhail Gorbachev would be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery, next to his wife Raisa. She has passed away in 1999