Suzanne Massie, ‘Reagan’s Window on the Soviet Union,’ Dies at 94
An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts
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 ...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts
December 25, 1991 – Resigns as president of the USSR. 1992-2022 – Founder and president of The International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies (The Gorbachev Foundation ...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts
March 7, 2013 – In an interview with the BBC, Gorbachev is critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin and says, “For goodness sake, you shouldn’t be afraid of your own people.” ...
Sanctioned Russian billionaire files London bankruptcy petition against former associate
A sanctioned Russian billionaire has filed a bankruptcy petition in London against a former associate over legal costs stemming from a dispute about a stake worth hundreds of millions of dollars in ...
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
MOSCOW--Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War ...
On This Day: Communists give up monopoly of Soviet politics
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political power in the Soviet Union.