lost control over its domain between 1989 and '91 for many reasons: It could no longer deliver on its economic promises, it could no longer control national movements that had emerged with the greater ...

The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked a seismic shift in global politics. This documentary analyzes the key causes ...

NEW YORK (AP) — One stood for freedom, openness, peace and closer ties with the outside world. The other is jailing critics, muzzling journalists, pushing his country deeper into isolation and waging ...

Look at that image, from when giants roamed the Earth. One of the great men of the 20th century has died. From the NYT obituary of Mikhail Gorbachev: Few leaders in the 20th century, indeed in any ...

Read full article: Duval County Public Schools expected to vote Tuesday revising how faculty members communicate with students Duval County Public School Board also voting on Tuesday to revise ...

With the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, an era characterized by change and reduced international tensions—from the reform and openness promised by perestroika and glasnost to the dissolution of the ...

“Imagine a country that launches Sputnik and it can’t solve the problem of women’s pantyhose. There’s no toothpaste, no soap, not the basic necessities of life. It was humiliating to work in such a ...

MOSCOW -- Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died ...

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a... Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who played a ...

Read full article: 5 Michigan men sentenced for defrauding Department of Transportation of millions After a cloudy start to the day, a weak cold front will move through Southeast Michigan Friday, ...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who played a central role in ending the Cold War, died Tuesday at the age of 91. Russian media reported his death, citing the hospital that was treating him as ...