Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev had initiated the economic, cultural and political liberalization of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last man to have led the USSR, and initiator of the economic and cultural liberalization of his country, died on Tuesday August 30 at the age of 91, said a hospital quoted by Russian press agencies.
“Today in the evening (Tuesday), after a long serious illness, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died,” said the Central Clinical Hospital (TSKB) dependent on the Russian presidency.
Last man to have led the Soviet Union between 1985 and 1991, he instigated in the Soviet Union the perestroika and the volumetwo terms referring respectively to the economic liberalization and the cultural liberalization of his country.
A hated figure in Russia
“He is one of the greatest historical figures of the 20th century, who symbolizes an era”, indicated in reaction to his death on our antenna Vladimir Fédérovski, former Russian diplomat, author of Gorbachev’s True Novel.
In Russia, Gorbachev was a hated figure. According to a survey published in February 2017 by the Levada Institute, only 7% of those questioned said they felt respect for him, as the report The world.
“He is one of the characters most hated by the Russians today, because they make him carry all their difficulties today”, analyzes Vladimir Fédérovski.