Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been taken to hospital after an 'aggravation' of an unspecified illness.
However he sounded in an upbeat mood, report Russian media, and said he would fight for his recovery.
The last Soviet leader, Gorbachev started reforms of the Communist system but ultimately could not prevent its collapse.
Tom Barton reports.
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