As the Cold War came to an end, three world leaders stood at the crossroads of history. In Washington, Moscow, and London, George H.W. Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Margaret Thatcher navigated a world ...
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 ...
Documents show desperate final Soviet leader fighting to retain power. Aug. 13, 2011 — -- Communist hardliners staged a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev 20 years ago, and the Soviet Union collapsed ...