Former Soviet Leader

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  PM Modi Condoles Death Of Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of former Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev, and said he was one of the leading statesmen of the 20th century who left an indelible mark on the course of history.

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  "Man Of Remarkable Vision": Joe Biden Remembers Mikhail Gorbachev

  US President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away in Moscow aged 91, as a "rare leader" who made the world a safer place.

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  Margaret Thatcher Named Outfits After Gorbachev, Reagan: Report

  Late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had named some of her outfits after other world leaders, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former US President Ronald Reagan, newly released documents have revealed.

• Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Warns World 'On Brink of New Cold War'

  Former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev says tensions between the major powers have put the world "on the brink of a new Cold War."

• Ex-Soviet States Bicker as Vladimir Putin Tries to Unite Them

  Vulgar chants about Vladimir Putin before he arrived for a regional summit in Belarus did not augur well for the Russian president's hopes of bringing the leaders of former Soviet republics closer together.

• Ukraine Leader Sees Country Applying For EU Membership 'In Six Years time'

  Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said he would present a broad plan of social and economic reforms later on Thursday which would allow the former Soviet republic to apply for membership of the European Union in six years.

• Ex-Soviet Minister and Georgia Leader Eduard Shevardnadze Dies

  Eduard Shevardnadze, a former president of Georgia and Soviet foreign minister, died on Monday after a long struggle with illness, his personal assistant said.

• US warns Vladimir Putin against Ukraine grab amid break-up fears

  The United States and European allies warned Russia not to send forces into Ukraine on Sunday as rival neighbours east and west of the former Soviet republic said a power vacuum in Kiev must not let the country break apart.

• Russia marks 60th anniversary of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's death

  Russians are marking the 60th anniversary of the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin with devotees laying flowers at his tomb in Moscow while critics blame the former Soviet leader for millions of deaths in purges and prison camps.

• Gorbachev urges Russia parliamentary election re-run

  Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for a re-run of Russia's disputed parliamentary elections, saying the future of the country cannot be built on "lies".

• Mikhail Gorbachev calls for a new vote in Russia

  Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged on Wednesday as popular indignation grew over widespread allegations of election fraud.

• Reagan tried to convert Gorbachev to Christianity?

  Former US President Ronald Reagan tried to convert his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev to Christianity, a top aide of the American leader has claimed.