Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in a piece of information has died at age 91, Russian media report.
Mr. Gorbachev, who took over in 1985, is best known for opening up the USSR and for his rapprochement with the West, but he was unable to prevent his country from collapsing in 1991.
Many Russians blame him and his reformist policies for the country’s demise.
The hospital where he died said he had been suffering from a long and serious illness.
SOURCE: BBC
