Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, ...

May 26, 2016 – The Ukraine bans Gorbachev after he shows support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea. January 26, 2017 – Writes a piece for Time magazine titled, “It All Looks as if the ...

The last Soviet leader was 91. The Central Clinical Hospital said in a statement that Gorbachev died after a long illness. No other details were given. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a ...

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.

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.

Sally Novetzke of Cedar Rapids in December 2018 holds mementos of her time as U.S. ambassador to Malta and a book of photos ...

In Moscow's Novodevichy Park there's an unusual attraction which has become a regular stop on the city's sightseeing tours.

As an influential figure in the Russian Communist Party, Ilyin was critical of Gorbachev, who died in Moscow last August at the age of 91 after a prolonged illness, and radical reformist Yeltsin ...