Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader to be buried

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, will be buried in Moscow on Saturday - four days after he died. [{ "selector": ".iwcrj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".latnw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the funeral because of his work schedule, the Kremlin says.

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However, this is widely seen as a snub to the man who oversaw the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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Mr Gorbachev took power in 1985, introducing bold reforms and opening the USSR to the world.

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But he was unable to prevent the collapse of the union in 1991, and many Russians blame him for the years of turmoil that ensued.

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Outside Russia, he was widely respected, with the UN Secretary General António Guterres saying he had "changed the course of history", and US President Joe Biden calling him a "rare leader".

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The Gorbachev Foundation says the funeral ceremony will begin at 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT), with members of the public paying their last respects

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But in the new Russia that emerged after 1991, he was on the fringes of politics, focusing on educational and humanitarian projects.

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