Thatcher told Gorbachev Britain did not want German reunification

The fact that Thatcher didn't want reunification is spoiled by the title - Thatcher was not Britain. I know many, many people and I know that they as well as millions of other Briton's stayed up that night when the wall came finally down."Two months before the fall of the...

Gorbachev to form new Russian party

Name of Gorbachev is Big Boon for Business Tycoon Alexander Lebedev to make impact at Kremlin ." MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will join forces with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev...

Bury Lenin, Says Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Grobachev has stated that the body of Vladimir Lenin should be finally committed to the earth. Currently Lenin's embalmed corpse is encased in glass and on display in a mausoleum in...

TIME’s Person of the Year is Putin

"He doesn’t care about civil liberties, he doesn’t care about free speech. He was very bitter about the way Americans look at him and the way Americans’ treat him. He is an angry, angry man""Eighteen...

Garry Kasparov: Putin is Bad

Here is a piece, via The Other Russia, from the Wall Street Journal that is anti-Putin. " On Saturday, two days after being released from a Moscow jail, an editorial Garry Kasparov worked on while imprisoned...

Mikhail Gorbachev: Putin is Good

Here’s a piece from the International Herald Tribune that is pro-Putin. " A responsible leader By Mikhail Gorbachev Friday, November 30, 2007 Last month I visited the United States, where I spoke...

JK Rowling and Anna Friel in red carpet frock horror

It's happened to the best of us - but it's hardly what you would expect from two celebrities with access to a stash of cash and expensive stylists. Author JK Rowling and actress Anna Friel rocked up on the red carpet in the same flowing green dress - albeit worn in a slightly...

The Soviet Army Stayed In Afghanistan For 9 Years

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Gorbachev sounds off on border, Bush, Iraq

"MIDLAND, Texas — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev compares the United States' proposed 700-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexican border to the Berlin Wall. Addressing a news conference at University of Texas of the Permian Basin's Center for Energy and Economic...

Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease' (Claire Shipman/ABCNEWS)

" Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'  —  15 Years After Being Deposed From Power, Former Leader Discusses Russia, U.S.  —  July 12, 2006 — Mikhail Gorbachev is generally regarded as the man who broke down the "iron curtain" that...

ABC News: Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'

Americans have a severe disease — worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex," he said. "You want an American style-democracy here. That will not work."

At 75, Gorbachev Laments U.S. 'Arrogance'

"AP - Mikhail Gorbachev's magnetic brown eyes shine as brightly as ever, and he speaks with the same passion about the collapse of the Soviet Union as he prepares to mark his 75th birthday on Thursday."

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