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"The great rule of the Russian elite": Rodnyansky explains why his colleague Mikhalkov became Putin's puppet
In an interview with DW, Rodnyansky recalled that Mikhalkov was loyal first to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, then to ...
The Arctic: A new theatre of critical geopolitics
The geographical proximity of the US and Russia to the Arctic Ocean will generate a constant political tremor in the ...
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Trump Is a Bully. Politicians and Corporations Must Resist, Not Capitulate.
Yet as President Donald Trump and his zealous lieutenants streamroll the federal government and the Constitution, acquiescence is the new normal in Washington. With the exception of a few vocal ...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Fast Facts
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 ...
Russian TV Likens Trump's America to Late-Stage USSR: 'Inevitable Collapse'
Film director Karen Shakhnazarov said he was in favor of America's current leadership as it weakened Moscow's "main adversary." ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
Leslie Mandoki celebrates 30 years of musical unity at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame event
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, birthplace of countless legendary stories, welcomed one of its most extraordinary guests this ...
Why Pepsi Once Had More Submarines Than Most Countries
An unusual agreement made during the Cold War led to Pepsi receiving many submarines as a penance for selling its popular, ...
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Ronald Reagan honored by Reagan Library on 114th anniversary of his birth
Robert Gates noted that early during the Reagan administration, there was a buildup in U.S. defenses with the additions of ...
Reagan Library honors Ronald Reagan on 114th anniversary of his birth
U.S. Marine and civilian speakers praised President Ronald Reagan for his commitment to peace through strength Thursday ...
On This Day: Communists give up monopoly of Soviet politics
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political power in the Soviet Union.