Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 31: The 91-year-old Mikhail Gorbachev, the former head of the Soviet Union who peacefully ended the Cold War, has passed away.
The Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said late on Tuesday, “Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” as quoted by the Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies.
When Gorbachev came to power in 1985, he opened up the Soviet Union to the outside world and implemented a number of domestic reforms.
But he was powerless to stop the Soviet Union’s slow demise, which gave rise to contemporary Russia.
According to sources, Gorbachev’s health had been declining in recent years, and he had been admitted and discharged from hospitals multiple times.
According to state-run news agency RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences and will send a message to Gorbachev’s family and friends on Wednesday.
