Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91 Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91 Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev took power in 1985 and introduced reforms, as well as opening up the Soviet Union to the world. But he was unable to prevent the slow collapse of the union, and many Russians blamed him for the years of turmoil that ensu...