MOSCOW — In recent months, various prominent public figures, including at least one close associate of President Vladimir V. Putin, have insisted that Russia officially proclaim Mikhail S. Gorbachev a criminal for abetting the collapse of the Soviet Union.
New York Times: Reviled by many Russians, Mikhail Gorbachev still has lots to say
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev attends the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9.
