UNCOVERED: 14 - The Untold Story

Canada is still haunted by the legacy of the 1972 Summit Series

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series. This hockey series, played between Canada and the former Soviet Union, has become the subject of Canadian cultural myth-making since Paul Henderson’s winning goal for Canada during the final game.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2022

Soviet Union football great expecting gains in war with Russia to lift Ukraine

OLEKSANDR Zinchenko’s withdrawal from the Ukraine squad on Friday was a major blow for his country ahead of their Nations League matches with…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022

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 · Sep 15, 2022

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 · Sep 9, 2022

Time to Rethink America’s Nuclear Strategy

How to learn the right lessons from the Cold War.

Foreign Affairs · Sep 5, 2022

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 · Sep 5, 2022

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 · Sep 5, 2022

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 · Sep 5, 2022

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 · Sep 5, 2022

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 · Sep 4, 2022