by now, his own country was breaking apart amid ethnic conflicts and economic chaos. gorbachev was losing control. in august 1991, communist hardliners staged a coup. it collapsed but soon after, so did the soviet union. president gorbachev resigned and the ussr was consigned to history. many russians still blame gorbachev for letting a superpower slip away. some of what he changed didn t last the arms race and geopolitical tension are back. gorbachev will be remembered for at least having tried to end the rivalry between east and west. but i will remember him for this. after one interview, he invited me to play his piano
was consigned to history. many russians still blame gorbachev for letting a superpower slip away. some of what he changed didn t last the arms race and geopolitical tension are back. gorbachev will be remembered for at least having tried to end the rivalry between east and west. but i will remember him for this. after one interview, he invited me to play his piano while he sang the favourite songs of his late wife. it was a surreal but special moment that showed the warm, human side of the russian leader who d struck a chord with millions around the world. mikhail gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91. i asked our russia editor,
gorbachev was losing control. in august 1991, communist hardliners staged a coup. it collapsed but soon after, so did the soviet union. president gorbachev resigned and the ussr was consigned to history. many russians still blame gorbachev for letting a superpower slip away. some of what he changed didn t last the arms race and geopolitical tension are back. gorbachev will be remembered for at least having tried to end the rivalry between east and west. but i will remember him for this. after one interview, he invited me to play his piano while he sang the favourite songs of his late wife. it was a surreal but special moment that showed the warm,
the product of that change would be and there were certainly mistakes, if you like, accidents, if you like. at the end result was to give russia, as a part of the ussr and other parts of the ussr, the opportunity to pursue their own interests. that included ukraine, of course, which the president of russia is attempting to deprive the possibility of them pursuing their own interests. possibility of them pursuing their own interests. what was his single bi est own interests. what was his single biggest achievement own interests. what was his single biggest achievement in own interests. what was his single biggest achievement in your - own interests. what was his single biggest achievement in your view? the single biggest achievement would be getting the arms race, of the military friction resolved for a time. secondly, in recognising the
some of what he changed didn t last the arms race and geopolitical tension are back. gorbachev will be remembered for at least having tried to end the rivalry between east and west. but i will remember him for this. after one interview, he invited me to play his piano while he sang the favourite songs of his late wife. it was a surreal but special moment that showed the warm, human side of the russian leader who d struck a chord with millions around the world. borisjohnson was among those paying tribute to mikhail gorbachev. mikhail gorbachev was one of those people who changed the world and unquestionably changed it for the better. when you look what he did