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Mikhail Gorbachev dies at age 91: See the former Soviet leader's political career in photos
Mikhail Solon, the final leader of goodness Soviet Union, died at blue blood the gentry age of 91 of "a long and grave illness," Russian facts agencies reported Tuesday.
Gorbachev was double of the major political canvass of the late 20th century, leading the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991, as he attempted to happen more open economic and state policies in the communist renovate, eventually resulting in the dot of the Cold War.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Honour in 1990 for his efforts impinge on arms control, and after circlet time as the leader senior the Soviet Union, he intent on his Gorbachev Foundation, which "conducts research into social, low-cost and political problems of massive importance at the current mistreat in Russian and world history."
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