An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the ...

Former Soviet officials insist that Gorbachev's decisions to withdraw Soviet forces from Afghanistan and to end the arms race were made despite the Reagan buildup and SDI. In 1983 Gorbachev ...

Among other things, Santorum invoked the spirit of Reykjavik: In a reference to Reagan’s 1986 summit meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in which their nuclear treaty talks fell apart ...

Few have looked beyond the political necessities of the moment and discerned the necessary interplay between Reagan and Gorbachev that ended the Cold War. Historian Robert Service is one of the few.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a ...

U.S. Marine and civilian speakers praised President Ronald Reagan for his commitment to peace through strength Thursday ...

In one discussion in 1986 — weeks before a summit between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — she brought up the rhyming Russian adage, “Doveryai no proveryai,” or “Trust but ...

It was a good thing Ronald Reagan didn’t win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 1976. It’s also a good thing ...

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR.PersonalBirth date: March 2, 1931Death date: August ...

I asked Gorbachev how he felt about that treaty, in which he played such a large role in bringing about. He talked about the agreement he had reached with Reagan in which they concluded ...

When Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader and started reforms in his nation, Reagan found someone he could work with, Gates said. “He had a sense of the historic moment to know when it was ...