Mikhail Gorbachev lauded in the West, but reviled in Russia | ABC News

Mikhail Gorbachev, the man whose policies ended totalitarianism in the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3B0kiCr The former Soviet leader was lauded in the West as a courageous visionary, but that wasn't the case in his own country. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation.