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US hid fears of radiation in Moscow embassy in 70s from staff, documents reveal

President Ford and state secretaries complained to Soviet Union about health concerns over ‘Moscow signal’

The Guardian - UK

Russia's harsh purge against alleged 'Nazis' in occupied Ukraine follows Soviet playbook for rooting out real Nazis from Germany after WWII

Even as the Ukrainian military in September 2022 retook some territory lost to the Russian invasion, Moscow has been quietly fortifying the land it holds, which it intends to keep. Russian forces still control about 20% of Ukraine, and the Kremlin states it is not prepared to stop fighting.

The Conversation

Armenia cites 'clear risk' Azerbaijan clashes could escalate into war

Armenia said on Wednesday there was a risk that deadly clashes with Azerbaijan could escalate into war, calling on big powers to pay more attention to a grave situation it said could lead to another major conflict in the former Soviet Union.

Reuters

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Doug Collins’ memories of the Gold War

He received a belated medal from son Chris in 2009, but the Munich travesty against the Soviet Union still haunts him.

Chicago Sun-Times

IOC kills plan to send 1972 Olympic basketball silver medals Naismith Hall of Fame

U.S. players continue to refuse medals after controversial loss to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Gorbachev valued positive change over power and inspired generations

When East Germans defied Soviet domination with the Leipzig march in 1989, they were chanting an unlikely slogan. “Gorbi, Gorbi!” they shouted in a celebratory tone, referring to then-Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev.

Chicago Tribune

Time to Rethink America’s Nuclear Strategy

How to learn the right lessons from the Cold War.

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War sounds death knell for The Last Empire

This is not another pipe-sucking reassessment of Mikhail Gorbachev's failed attempt to democratise the Soviet Union thirty years ago. He wasn't actually trying to do that anyway; he was attempting to save the Soviet Union and Communism by civilising and softening the harsh Bolshevik dictatorship that had prevailed since 1917.

Bangkok Post

Thanks to Gorbachev, SE Asia found peace

Lest we forgot, President Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader who was the game changer in bringing an end to the Cambodian conflict. Southeast Asia owes him for giving peace a chance during the most turbulent time in this part of the world. The global media has widely credited him…

Bangkok Post

Gorbachev: The missed opportunity

George H.W. Bush could have helped Gorbachev in 1991. Instead, he paved the way to Vladimir Putin and the oligarchs

Salon

Russia Shows Off Uragan Multiple Launch Rocket System Attacking Ukraine

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is still calling a "special military operation".

Zenger

Gorbachev -- the greatest democrat Russia ever had

'We all need to have perestroika," Mikhail Gorbachev would often say. The Soviet Union's last leader lived by that credo. After becoming the general secretary of the Communist Party in 1985 and implementing his programme of restructuring and glasnost ("openness"), he even changed his job title, preferring to be called…

Bangkok Post

"Gorbachev Failed. That's Why He Was Showered with Honors."

A good article today by Jeff Jacoby, about Gorbachev's complex life and legacy; not terribly new to those who followed the last years of the Soviet Union, but still well put. An excerpt: Even if he could never bring himself to acknowledge the inherent evil of communism, it was to…

Reason

Scotland should lead by example and tax the rich to help the poor

THE death last week of Mikhail Gorbachev is a reminder to us all in the West of the man that helped hasten the demise of the Soviet Union proving…

The National (Scotland)

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You need to play the most adorable '90s puzzle game on Nintendo Switch ASAP

Tile-matching video games started in the Soviet Union with 'Tetris,' but the idea rapidly spread around the world. And 'Super Puyo Puyo 2' is among the cutest of the bunch.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian director calls for trials of Soviet-era ‘war crimes’

Speaking in Venice, Sergei Loznitsa said situation in Ukraine shows that ‘history repeats itself when we don’t learn from’ it

The Guardian - UK

Gorbachev freed my generation of eastern Europeans from the abyss. We saw a different future

The man who liberalised the Soviet Union died last week, beset by a sense that his country had been betrayed – by the west and history

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Mikhail Gorbachev: he drew a line under a wretched past but failed to usher in a brighter future

Hailed a hero by the west for banishing Stalin’s legacy and ending the cold war, he was ultimately reviled at home

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The Independent UK

Putin skips Gorbachev’s funeral in Moscow

Mr Putin did lay flowers at Mr Gorbachev’s coffin at the hospital where he died

Radio France Internationale

Putin stays away as Russia says farewell to Soviet gravedigger Gorbachev

Thousands of Russians on Saturday paid their final respects to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, in a ceremony held in Moscow with little fanfare. Russian President Vladimir Putin was notably absent.

Evening Standard

Watch: Mikhail Gorbachev funeral held in Moscow

Mourners have gathered in Moscow for the funeral of Mikhail Gobrachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union.Mr Gorbachev, who was credited with helping to bring an end to the Cold War and opening up the former USSR, died on Tuesday at the age of 91.On Saturday, his coffin was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gorbachev to Be Buried in Modest Funeral Snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried Saturday in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its…

The Independent UK

Gorbachev to be buried in modest funeral snubbed by Putin

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched dramatic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin

Reuters

Thousands of Russians bid farewell to last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 'the peacemaker'

Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as "a peacemaker" who dismantled totalitarianism and gave them their freedom.

The Conversation

Mikhail Gorbachev's death brings many tributes – but his legacy in Africa remains ambiguous

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. He presided over the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States as well as the dissolution of the union of socialist republics. In the West, he is commonly seen as a…

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