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Gorbachev faces lawsuit over killings
The families of six people who lost their lives amid a Soviet crackdown against Lithuania’s pro-independence government have filed a lawsuit in the capital, Vilnius, against the USSR’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.
Jan 16, 2022 18:55
Gorbachev hits out at American ‘arrogance’
The fall of the USSR inspired the US to turn NATO into its own empire, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said.
Dec 25, 2021 10:33
Did the White House want to preserve the Soviet Union? Op-ed
Weeks before the USSR’s collapse, George W Bush wished Mikhail Gorbachev luck in saving the Union from breakup. But was maintaining the USSR what Washington really sought?
Dec 25, 2021 09:41
Musk takes dig at new Twitter CEO with Stalin comparison
Tesla CEO Elon Musk mocked Jack Dorsey’s replacement as Twitter CEO with a photo referencing Joseph Stalin’s purges – comparing new CEO Parag Agrawal to the Soviet leader and Dorsey to one of his victims.
Dec 2, 2021 00:18
World’s oldest tennis player, 97, remembers his ‘good life’ in the Soviet Union and calls on Ukraine to ‘be an example for Europe’
The world's oldest tennis ace has revealed some of the secrets of his longevity, what it was like to play with Rafael Nadal, his memories of the "good life" in the Soviet Union and his desire for Ukraine to lead the way in Europe.
Nov 8, 2021 08:47
Equating Soviet Union to Hitler’s Nazi Germany could land Russians in jail under new plans put forward by country’s ruling party
Equating the leadership of the Soviet Union with Adolf Hitler’s wartime regime could lead to arrests and hefty fines in Russia, under new plans currently being drawn up by the country’s parliament to protect historical memory.
Oct 28, 2021 12:57

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