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Mickail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91

Mickail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union and the man widely regarded as ending the Cold War has died at the age of 91. Dr Shane O’Rourke, Senior Lecturer in Modern Russian History in the University of York joined Newstalk Breakfast to...

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07.15 31 Aug 2022


Mickail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91


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Mickail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union and the man widely regarded as ending the Cold War has died at the age of 91.

Dr Shane O’Rourke, Senior Lecturer in Modern Russian History in the University of York joined Newstalk Breakfast to look at the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev.


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