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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...
Vintage photos show what life looked like behind the Iron Curtain
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 days agoChildren admire a painting on a sunny beach day in Russia.Vladimir Bogdanov/FotoSoyuz/Getty Images...
The life and times of Mikhail Gorbachev – the last leader of the USSR
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoImmediately after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin replaced former Russian President Boris Yeltsin,...
'You caused this': As Finland joins NATO, see the 1939 Soviet-Finnish War amid Russia's...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe complicated relationship between Russia and Finland is yet again in a state of decline. Finland...
Fallen colossus: USSR's terror, triumphs began 100 years ago
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Anyone who doesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart,” he said. Five years after...
Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring the Cold War, Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union was tightly restricted. Dzurag/iStock...
Russia’s fanning of anti-Israeli sentiment takes dark detour into Holocaust denialism
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPeople wave Russian, Palestinian and Hamas flags. Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images) The war in Gaza...
Paul deLespinasse: R.I.P Mikhail Gorbachev: He gave reforms a good try
Petoskey News Review via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev, who recently died at age 91, brought to life a political possibility I had...
Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — I would not be writing these words if it were not for Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. By...
Putin warns of global clash as Russia marks victory in World War Two
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Thursday of risking a global...