The content originally appeared on: CNN (CNN)Russians are preparing to say farewell to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday in a funeral that has been snubbed by President Vladimir Putin. A public farewell ceremony for Gorbachev, who died this week at the age of 91, is due to take place from 10.00 a.m. local time (3.00 a.m. ET) until the early afternoon in Moscow's Hall of Columns, a storied venue that has hosted the state […]
