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Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy
Yahoo News· 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...
Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBefore Mikhail Gorbachev came along, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual...
Major events in the life and career of Mikhail Gorbachev
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA timeline of major events in the life of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at...
Opinion: In Navalny’s death, echoes of Stalin
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPeter Bergen writes on the death of Alexey Navalny in Putin’s Russia, and how historical figures have shaped the president’s rule – in particular, Stalin.
In Russia, some attack Gorbachev's legacy but media reaction is low-key
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGorbachev's passing was the first item on Russia's flagship Channel One news bulletin, where a...
I Hate Summer—and You Should Too
Time via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCredit - Getty Images Wake me when it’s over—summer, that is. I know, I know, you just love it: the long days, the warm evenings, the trips to the beach,...
‘Being a solo parent is all-consuming’: Natascha McElhone on her new career focus and that...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Natascha McElhone got her big break as an actor, she very nearly blew it. She was fresh out of...
How Putin Co-Opted the Republican Party
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThis article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. In the mythologies of the...
‘I didn’t know if I’d end up in a gulag’: The extraordinary true story behind the Tetris movie
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoINTERVIEW: Gorbachev. Nintendo. Robert Maxwell. All embroiled in the making of an elegantly simple...
Soviet ex-premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, who vainly tried to prevent USSR's economic meltdown, dies at 94
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNikolai Ryzhkov, a former Soviet prime minister who presided over botched efforts to shore up the...
