“Mr. Gorbachev,” Reagan defiantly declared, “tear down this wall.” A little more than two years later, when Reagan’s vice president had succeeded him, the wall came down. The Cold War ...

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on this day in 1911. His legacy still shapes American politics, historians say, and he's a ...

In one discussion in 1986 — weeks before a summit between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — she brought up the rhyming Russian adage, “Doveryai no proveryai,” or “Trust but ...

U.S. Marine and civilian speakers praised President Ronald Reagan for his commitment to peace through strength Thursday ...

It was a good thing Ronald Reagan didn’t win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 1976. It’s also a good thing ...

It was Ms. Massie who taught Mr. Reagan the Russian proverb “Doveryai no proveryai” (“Trust but verify”), which he uttered to Mr. Gorbachev when they met in Reykjavik, Iceland, in October ...

With her deep understanding of Russia Massie played a crucial role in shaping US-Soviet relations Suzanne Massie an American ...

When Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader and started reforms in his nation, Reagan found someone he could work with, Gates said. “He had a sense of the historic moment to know when it was ...