Reagan and Gorbachev were the ‘80s prime figures as leaders of the world’s only superpowers. But it was Thatcher who brought them together.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan face each other at the end of their 1987 summit meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, Oct. 12, 1986.

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Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as "a peacemaker" who ...

In Germany, Mikhail Gorbachev was celebrated above all for paving the way for reunification. But at home, critics say he could have handled the process better. Is that criticism justified?

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died earlier this week at 91. His efforts to reform the Communist state and allow greater freedoms won him rockstar status in the West. But ...

Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial, a Louis Vuitton advertisement and was Time's Person of the Decade for the 1980s.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday, according to hospital officials cited by multiple outlets. He was 91.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died "after a serious and long illness," the Central Clinical Hospital reported on Tuesday. He was 91 years old. A more specific cause of death was ...