Mikhail Gorbachev was a contradictory figure; his legacy, complex. Hailed in the West as a democrat and liberator of his people – which he genuinely was – he increasingly became despised by many ...

Aug 31 (Reuters) - The funeral of the Soviet Union's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday in Moscow aged 91, will take place on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing Gorbachev ...

Thousands of mourners lined Moscow streets Saturday to pay their respects at the official funeral of the final leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at 91 after ...

A timeline of major events in the life of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at age 91. March 2, 1931: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev born in Privolnoye in southern Russia.

Mikhail Gorbachev’s recent passing brought back many memories of the man, the Cold War and America’s eventual triumph over the Soviet Union in 1991. Praised by many in the West and reviled by many ...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, was buried Saturday after a farewell ceremony ...

Editor's Note: This story first ran on Fox News April 9, 2013, but has been republished following the Tuesday announcement of Mikhail Gorbachev's death. The calendar read June 2004. But it was ...

Dave Benett/G80/Getty Arnold Schwarzenegger with Mikhail Gorbachev (right) and his daughter, Irina Virganskaya (left) "There's an old saying, 'Never meet your heroes.' I think that's some of the worst ...

Russians said farewell to the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday in a funeral that has been snubbed by President Vladimir Putin. A public farewell ceremony for Gorbachev, ...

FILE - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, right, talks with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during arrival ceremonies at the White House where the superpowers begin their three-day summit talks in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The world is remembering the last leader of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 91 years old. Gorbachev sparked a revolution as he ...

The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville raised more than $400,000, recently, during its annual Cold War Gala and ...