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Mikhail Gorbachev Oversaw the End of the Cold War—and of the Soviet Union
By Vladislav M. Zubok
How Gorbachev Ended the Cold War
By Archie Brown
Mikhail Gorbachev obituary
By Jonathan Steele
Mikhail Gorbachev Was Great Because He Failed
By Thomas M. Nichols
Mikhail Gorbachev's death brings many tributes – but his legacy in Africa remains ambiguous
By Maxim Matusevich
Putin, Gorbachev and two visions of Russian greatness
By Gideon Rachman
Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin
By Vladimir Isachenkov & Jim Heintz
Mikhail Gorbachev: Thousands pay respects to last Soviet leader
By Steve Rosenberg & Paulin Kola
Russians say farewell to USSR's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev in funeral snubbed by Putin
By Tara John & Frederik Pleitgen
Mikhail Gorbachev: five things you need to know
By Jonathan Davis
Mikhail Gorbachev Dead: What Are Glasnost and Perestroika? | TIME
By Olivia B. Waxman
Tributes for Mikhail Gorbachev pour in after death of former Soviet leader – as it happened
By Samantha Lock