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Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin

People lay flowers on the grave of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during his funeral at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Nobel Peace Prize awarded journalist Dmitry Muratov carries a portrait of the late former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev after a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions in Moscow, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP) Honor guards march past the grave of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during his funeral at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Honor guards remove a Russian flag from the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during his funeral at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Irina Virganskaya, daughter of former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev stands behind the coffin , during his funeral, at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Thousands of mourners lined up Saturday to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 at the age of 91. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Honor guards march past the grave of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during his funeral at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban walks to the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev inside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) A woman holding flowers look on as she lines up to pay the last respects at the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev outside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo) Irina Virganskaya, daughter of former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev says goodbye to him for the last time, during his funeral, at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Thousands of mourners lined up Saturday to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 at the age of 91. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) People line up to pay the last respects at the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev outside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo) People line up to pay the last respects at the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev outside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo) US ambassador to Russia John Joseph Sullivan, second left, walks to the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev inside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP) People line up to pay the last respects at the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev outside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo) People line up to pay the last respects at the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev outside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo) Honour guards stand by the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev inside the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions during a farewell ceremony in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin