External changes, including the end of the Cold War, helped lead to the ending of apartheid. Gorbachev played a major role in that process.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev played a significant role in bringing down the wall between eastern and western Europe.
Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91 on Aug. 30, 2022. A historian of the Soviet era assesses his impact and the consequences of his failed attempts to reform state socialism.
Monica Attard witnessed the death throes of the USSR – and the birth of a brave new world – as the ABC’s Russia foreign correspondent. In 2022, a return to an Orwellian regime looms.
Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently transpired.
Russia is raising the stakes with upgraded ballistic missiles and blood-curdling threats from the Kremlin
Those placing their faith in sanctions to turn Russians against the war in Ukraine know little about the country, its history and people, write two scholars who have studied Russian culture.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
Russia insists that there was an agreement not to expand Nato eastwards after the end of the USSR. History begs to differ.
To remain neutral, Finland had to surrender power to the Soviet Union during the cold war.
“Who could have imagined that it would simply collapse?” It’s been 30 years since the Soviet Union dissolved in the wake of a bungled reform effort by Mikhail Gorbachev - here’s what went wrong.
Former BBC reporter James Rodgers reflects on the end of the Soviet Union and finds lessons for today.
When Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, what will they learn from their predecessors more than 30 years ago?
With tensions between China and New Zealand’s main security allies increasing dangerously, could Jacinda Ardern play the role of peacemaker?
The Versailles Conference set up the ill-fated League of Nations. We must not allow the United Nations to suffer the same fate.
The goal of the summit should not be the nuclear disarmament of North Korea.
Zimbabwe’s new leader needs to shake off his infamous reputation and the suspicion that he is merely another Mugabe in a younger frame.
Vladimir Putin’s aggressive nuclear strategy threatens to unpick decades of careful negotiation.
30 years ago, Reagan and Gorbachev ushered in a new era of cordial relations. It’s time to recapture that spirit.
This week we have witnessed a plunge in the price of oil and the astonishing demise of the ruble. These events provide the basis for a great series of conspiracy theories, the type that readily find an…
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