Putin has long viewed nostalgia as a powerful means of reassuring — and subduing — the public. Putin revived the Soviet anthem and restored the Red Army flag as the official banner of the military.

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

A year after plans for a huge revamp of the Wintergarden and after council ripped up two popular foodie outlets, the Queen St Mall is still stuck in limbo as it battles the second highest retail ...

Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...

On the contrary, he wound down the cold war and signed arms-control treaties with Mikhail Gorbachev ... his book never comes alive with character portraits. Perhaps the most distressing part ...

And, who could forget his most famous speech given at the Berlin Wall in 1987 calling for Russian leader Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this ... first president to have his official photograph ...

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 ...

1992-2022 – Founder and president of The International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies (The Gorbachev Foundation) 1993-2000 – Founds and serves as president of Green Cross ...

March 2, 2011 – On his 80th birthday, Gorbachev is awarded Russia’s highest honor, the Order of St. Andrew, by President Dmitry Medvedev. March 7, 2013 – In an interview with the BBC ...