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Gorbachev funeral: What it tells us about Russia

What Gorbachev鈥檚 funeral says about Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not attending the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end. But Putin could not stop it resonating in the wider world, says former 麻豆社 Moscow correspondent Kevin Connolly. Simon Jack explains.

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