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Gennady Burbulis, top Yeltsin aide and official, dies at 76
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGennady Burbulis, a top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and sign the 1991...
Key events in Vladimir Putin's more than two decades in power in Russia
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoIn a surprise address to the nation, President Boris Yeltsin announces his resignation and makes...
Diane Francis: Meeting with Russia's troika of recent leaders — a dreamer, a drunk, and a spy
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the 20th century who lifted...
Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Reuters via AOL· 2 years agoMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader,...
On This Day, April 23: Rhythm Club fire kills 209 Black patrons
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA plaque bears the names of those who died in the Rhythm Club fire on April 23, 1940, in Natchez,...
How Sergei Shoigu, Putin’s embattled one-time bestie, rose to the top of Russia’s military and...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRussian President Vladimir Putin (L) shows mushrooms to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his...
What Happened to the House Where the Romanovs Were Killed?
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Crown: Where Were the Romanovs Killed? FINE ART IMAGES/HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES More than a...
On This Day, Nov. 6: Americans elect Obama to 2nd term
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden enjoy the aftermath following Obama's victory...
Mikhail Gorbachev, First and Only President of the Soviet Union, Dies at 91
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMiklhail Gorbachev in Moscow, on 15 Feb. 2013. Credit - Hans-Juergen Burkard—laif/Redux Mikhail...
China's Xi to Putin: Russians will support you in 2024 election
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Vladimir Putin on Monday that he was...