Gorbachev also saw the defense budget, which was 25 percent of the Soviet Union’s GDP, as a major obstacle in his pursuit of an economy competitive with the U.S.

(Reuters) -- Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first ...

In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow saw good prospects to develop ties and would continue to support ...

Gordon Corera’s account of the audacious counter-intelligence operative Vasili Mitrokhin is non-fiction that reads like a spy thriller.

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VILNIUS – The Supreme Court of Lithuania will examine the responsibility of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for the January 13 events, the 15min news portal reported on Monday.

Gorbachev and Rajiv Gandhi both criticized US arms control policies as the Soviet leader arrived to begin a four-day visit that was expected to test the limits of his new Asian initiative and the ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 ended decades of Cold War tension and reshaped global politics. But what if the USSR ...