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A former and the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has passed away at the age of 91 after a long illness. It was during his rule that the gates of the Iron Curtain began to open and large numbers of Soviet Jews immigrated to Israel. Galia Golan, a professor emeritus from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said Gorbachev’s legacy unleashed forces that led to the collapse of the Soviet empire, was widely despised at home but his moves led to the end of the Cold War.  (photo: Steve Linde) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.