Topic: Mikhail Gorbachev

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The Year That Changed the World

Two decades later, a journalist remembers the rapid crumbling of European communism.
09/21/2009 01:00 am
Global News Blog Russia vows to take on vodka consumption

Alcoholism is a "national disaster," President Dmitry Medvedev said in a recent statement. But past efforts to curb abuse of vodka in Russia have proven politically unpopular.
09/16/2009 01:00 am
Global News Blog Lawsuit to defend Stalin divides Russia

The Soviet leader's grandson is accusing an opposition newspaper of publishing lies about the controversial figure, in a case that opened in Moscow Tuesday.
09/15/2009 01:00 am
How a picnic led to the fall of the Berlin Wall

Twenty years ago today, Hungary decided to test its allies' mood by opening its border, allowing thousands of East Germans to escape.
09/10/2009 01:00 am
Obama, Medvedev cite strong start in 'resetting' relations

From arms control to Afghanistan, analysts say the deals brokered by Obama and Medvedev could profoundly reshape global security.
07/06/2009 01:00 am
The Vote Obama trip: What he's doing, day by day

07/05/2009 01:00 am
Opinion What's the tipping point for revolution?

The similarities – and differences – between East Germany in 1989 and Iran in 2009 are striking.
07/01/2009 01:00 am
The Vote Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to fight UFOs

04/24/2009 01:00 am
Opinion How governments bully newspapers

Support for independent world press is going to have to become an exercise in philanthropy.
04/22/2009 01:00 am
As NATO leaders meet, how will they deal with Russia?

Some advocate inviting Russia to join. Russian President Medvedev wants a new security architecture that includes his country.
04/03/2009 01:00 am
Opinion Don't be naive about Russia's real aims

04/03/2009 01:00 am
Global News Blog G-20 could help US, Russia "reset" ties

Afghanistan and arms control are two areas where the countries could find common ground.
03/31/2009 01:00 am
Opinion The right way to talk to Iran

The first step is for Obama to reach out to Iranian Americans.
03/09/2009 01:00 am
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776

George Herring deconstructs US foreign policy.
12/22/2008 12:00 am
Russians trudge ahead as economy tanks once again

With oil wealth evaporating and international investments fleeing following the war with Georgia, Russia braces for more hard times.
12/10/2008 12:00 am
Chapter & Verse Authors rally against underworld death threat

10/22/2008 01:00 am
Russia's gains in Georgia may leave it more isolated

In the coming weeks, the West will be shaping a long-term response to what many see as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to change the post-cold-war world.
08/26/2008 01:00 am
Why Georgia is not start of 'Cold War II'

Despite tensions over missile deals and NATO expansion, the West's ties with Russia are far more nuanced than in Soviet days.
08/22/2008 01:00 am
'New Europe' urges West to rethink Russian ties

Seizing on the conflict in Georgia, East European countries are pushing for strong measures against an aggressive Moscow they say they know all too well.
08/18/2008 01:00 am
Russian support for Iran sanctions at risk amid Georgia rift

The US bid to promote a fourth round of sanctions may get lost amid sharp dispute over Russian military action in Georgia.
08/15/2008 01:00 am
Solzhenitsyn: exiled then exalted in Russia

The Nobel Prize-winning writer gave voice to millions imprisoned in Stalin's Gulag. He died Sunday.
08/05/2008 01:00 am
Russia's plan to avert second cold war

Standoffs over Georgia and a US missile-defense shield stem from one main irritant: Moscow had no hand in designing global security after the USSR collapsed. Medvedev wants to fix that.
07/29/2008 01:00 am
U.S. to open Berlin embassy on symbolic land

German critics have lambasted the building's design ahead of its festive July 4 inauguration.
07/04/2008 01:00 am
The future that young Russians want

The Putin generation is often worldly, optimistic, and enthusiastic about democracy – as they define it.
02/26/2008 12:00 am
It's Russian election season. So where's the campaign?

The race to replace Vladimir Putin officially starts Saturday, but Mr. Putin's handpicked successor has declined to campaign or publicly debate his opponents.
02/01/2008 12:00 am