Mikhail Gorbachev was a contradictory figure with a complex legacy. Hailed in the West as a democrat and liberator of his people—which he genuinely was—he increasingly became despised by many within ...

America's transformation under President Donald Trump has parallels with Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms in the last years of the Soviet Union, and the effects will be felt throughout the democratic, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev confer during the US-Soviet Summit in July 1991 - Getty Images Who won the Cold War? There was a ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (mc-FAWL) about the legacy of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev,... Reflecting on Mikhail Gorbachev's life and ...

They came by the tens of thousands, some bearing posters depicting the jubilant face of Boris Yeltsin, others holding placards demanding the removal of Mikhail Gorbachev. By noon on a chilly Sunday, ...