IMAGO Archive The last Soviet president and the Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev died yesterday at the age of 91. Gorbachev, who played a central role in ending the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, was one of the most important political figures of the 20th century. While revered by the West, he was still cursed in his homeland and blamed for the collapse of the USSR. We take a look at the moments of Mikhail Gorbachev's life through our archive collection via the link in bio! . . . . . . . . . . #weareIMAGO #sovietunion #gorbatschow #coldwar #reunification #germany #michailgorbatschow #ddr #gdr #eastgermany #gorbi #ussr #berlinwall #portraitphotography