Mikhail Gorbachev – the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 ... Putin will send a message on Wednesday to Gorbachev’s family and friends, RIA Novosti added.

Mikhail Gorbachev, who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union, died at the age of 91. ... Our thoughts & prayers are with the Gorbachev family," the foundation said.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought down the Iron Curtain, died at the age 91 following a long illness Tuesday, according to Russian state and independent media.

The death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, ... He was born into a peasant family in Privolnoye on March 2, 1931. Here, he's with his parents in Privolnoye.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday aged 91, ... also paid their respects to Gorbachev’s family, who were seated left of his open coffin. ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, ... On August 4, 1991, Gorbachev left with his family for his annual vacation in Crimea on the Black Sea, ...

Gorbachev's very public devotion to his family broke the stuffy mold of previous Soviet leaders, just as his openness to political reform did. “He loved a woman more than his work.

FILE - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev bids a final farewell to his wife Raisa just minutes before she was buried at Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.

Mikhail Gorbachev, first and only President of the Soviet Union, ... Ultimately, it took a child born to a family persecuted by Stalin to turn the political power inward to destroy that system.

Mikhail Gorbachev – the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 ... Putin will send a message on Wednesday to Gorbachev’s family and friends, RIA Novosti added.