The Last Leader of the Soviet Union
Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, photographed by some of the greats throughout his lifetime.
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev died August 30, 2022 at the age 91. Yousuf Karsh made this portrait on May 30, 1990, a few months before Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Legendary fashion photographer Herb Ritts photographed Gorbachev in Moscow, 1992.