Countless words will be dedicated in the following days to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who died Aug. 30 at the age of 91. But throughout his obituaries, two specific words will likely be ...

Gorbachev, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was the only President of the Soviet Union. The immediate challenge is to defeat COVID-19, writes Mikhail Gorbachev. But it's not too soon to think about life ...

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the ...

Mikhail Gorbachev Biography: Mikhail Gorbachev was a charismatic politician and leader of the Soviet Union. He was the general secretary of the Soviet Union Communist Party from 1985-1991. Mikhail ...

For six long years, Mikhail S. Gorbachev assiduously turned his attention to one Herculean chore — dismantling the machinery of repression that his predecessors had so proudly and methodically erected ...

That first year in high school did not go well. The big, unruly teenager fought with his mother so often that she kicked him out of the house, depositing all his clothes in garbage bags out front.

It's March 2013 and I'm interviewing Mikhail Gorbachev at his Moscow think tank. After half an hour the former Soviet leader announces 'Vsyo!' ('That's your lot!'). He gets up, but appears in no hurry ...

Kalashnikov designed his first machine gun in 1942 after suffering injuries as a tank commander for the Soviet Union’s Red Army during World War II, but it wasn’t until 1947 – after years of tweaks – ...

Re-finding a groove isn't an easy task for a program fresh off of firing its coach and losing its most recent bowl game, but the Texas A&M Aggies will have to face that challenge. With new head coach ...

Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for How to Defend Yourself, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Dana H., Outstanding Sound Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Dana H, Design ...

The ceasefire deal’s initial phase, if implemented, would halt fighting in Gaza to release hostages in exchange for Israel’s release of Palestinian prisoners. Human rights advocates and some comics ...