Gennady Yanayev, 73, a leader of the abortive 1991 Soviet coup who briefly declared himself president, replacing Mikhail Gorbachev, died Sept. 24 in Moscow. No cause of death was reported. In one of ...
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at age 91, Russian state media reported and his personal press secretary Vladimir Polyakov confirmed to CBS News. His cause of death ...
This story was originally published on Aug. 22, 1991. It has been republished following the Wagner group’s armed rebellion in Russia. President Mikhail Gorbachev returned to the seat of power in the ...
Individual liberty and representative democracy as complementary forms of personal and political self-government are precious aspects of shared social life. Given the political and economic events ...
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Next December will mark the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On December 25, in a nationally televised speech USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned and declared his office ...
Lithuanian citizens who lost relatives during the Soviet Union’s crackdown on their country’s attempt to reach independence, on Thursday sued former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the ...
RFE/RL looks back on this historic moment when Ukraine withstood political pressure from Moscow to become an independent state. 1 Crowds wearing Ukraine's national colors demonstrate in front of the ...
This December is the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union – how does an empire collapse?
Sheila Fitzpatrick does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
LONDON (Reuters) - They were standing in a close huddle like a knot of naughty boys in the school yard, up to no good, turning silent as I walked past. Only this was no schoolyard, but the walled ...
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. On August 19, 1991, Russians awoke to ...
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