People arrive at the farewell ceremony and lay flowers for Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the USSR. Gorbachev -- affectionately known in the West as Gorby -- died on Tuesday at the age of 91 following a "serious and long illness", the hospital where he was treated said.

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