but no state funeral. a sign that vladimir putin s kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev s legacy. president putin didn t even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower, but out on the streets, muscovites young and old were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in today s russia, both those things are under attack. these people who came to gorbachev to thank him, to say thank you, mr gorbachev. you gave us a chance and we lost this chance. the end of an era. we hear that phrase so often, don t we? its meaning has almost been diluted. but the death of mikhail
there was a guard of honour, but no state funeral. a sign that vladimir putin s kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev s legacy. president putin didn t even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower, but out on the streets, muscovites young and old were queueing up to pay their respects. gorbachev had given many here their first taste of freedom and democracy. in today s russia, both those things are under attack. these people who came to gorbachev to thank him, to say thank you, mr gorbachev. you gave us a chance and we lost this chance.
the funeral has taken place of mikhail gorbachev, the last president of the soviet union who s widely credited with helping bring about the end of the cold war. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russia s president vladimir putin did not attend due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. in the columned hall of the house of unions, a last farewell to the man who changed the world. mikhail gorbachev had let the iron curtain crumble and ended the cold war but saw his own country, the soviet union, fall apart. there was a guard of honour but no state funeral a sign that vladimir putin s kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev s legacy. president putin didn t even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse
thank you. the funeral has taken place of mikhail gorbachev, the last president of the soviet union, who s widely credited with helping bring about the end of the cold war. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russia s president vladimir putin did not attend due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. in the columned hall of the house of unions, a last farewell to the man who changed the world. mikhail gorbachev had let the iron curtain crumble and ended the cold war, but saw his own country, the soviet union, fall apart. there was a guard of honour, but no state funeral. a sign that vladimir putin s kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev s legacy. president putin didn t even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower, but out on the streets,
he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin did not attend due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. in the columned hall of the house of unions, a last farewell to the man who changed the world. mikhail gorbachev had let the iron curtain crumble and ended the cold war, but saw his own country, the soviet union, fall apart. there was a guard of honour, but no state funeral. a sign that vladimir putin s kremlin has little interest in honouring mr gorbachev s legacy. president putin didn t even come today. many russians blame gorbachev for the collapse of their superpower, but out on the streets, muscovites young and old were queueing up to pay their respects.