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ANALYSIS Ramaphosa’s tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev glosses over an awkward history with the ANC 9 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
THE LAST SOVIET PRESIDENT Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): The mysteries of a revolutionary reformer revealed in death 9 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Putin’s (un)holy Christian nationalist alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church 5 min 0 By Drew Forrest
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