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The failed coup that failed Russia

Commentary / World Sep 2, 2021

The failed coup that failed Russia

by Nina L. Khrushcheva

The attempted coup 30 years ago against Mikhail Gorbachev is now portrayed by Putin elements as an effort by Soviet forces to preserve the state.

Gorbachev, who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says U.S. campaign doomed from start

World Aug 18, 2021

Gorbachev, who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says U.S. campaign doomed from start

NATO and the U.S. "should have admitted failure earlier. The important thing now is to draw the lessons from what happened and make sure that similar mistakes are not repeated," he said.

Gorbachev agreed to address islands dispute in 1988 with Nakasone: declassified records

National / Politics Dec 25, 2019

Gorbachev agreed to address islands dispute in 1988 with Nakasone: declassified records

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev acknowledged the need to resolve the dispute with Japan over the sovereignty of a group of islands off Hokkaido in a 1988 meeting, diplomatic records declassified Wednesday show. Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone elicited the response from Gorbachev when he ...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sends condolences over death of Yasuhiro Nakasone

National / Politics Nov 30, 2019

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sends condolences over death of Yasuhiro Nakasone

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev offered his condolences Friday on the death of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, saying the latter had been determined to improve Japan-Soviet relations. Gorbachev, 88, said he became acquainted with Nakasone in 1985 and their friendship continued after the two leaders ...

Russian physics Nobel Prize winner Zhores Alferov dies aged 88

World / Science & Health Mar 2, 2019

Russian physics Nobel Prize winner Zhores Alferov dies aged 88

Zhores Alferov, the 2000 Noble Prize winner in physics and a member of the Russian parliament, has died aged 88 in St. Petersburg, the Russian Communist Party said Saturday. Alferov shared the nearly $1 million award, which recognized his research work in the 1970s in ...

Gorbachev urges Putin and Trump to uphold nuclear arms pact that set the stage for end of Cold War

World Jan 7, 2018

Gorbachev urges Putin and Trump to uphold nuclear arms pact that set the stage for end of Cold War

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has urged the Russian and U.S. leaders to resolve a dispute over a nuclear arms control treaty he signed with Washington 30 years ago, warning that a breakdown of the landmark pact could lead the entire international disarmament framework ...

Obama latest in long list of notable people to visit Hiroshima

National | OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA May 27, 2016

Obama latest in long list of notable people to visit Hiroshima

by Shusuke Murai

Barack Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, the scene of the atomic bombing ordered 71 years ago. But over those seven decades, many prominent figures, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Mother Teresa and rock legend Jimmy Page, have paid their ...

German prisoners 'fare better than Russians'; Emperor urges cooperation; Sato promotes peace; Gorbachev accepts multiparty system

National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jan 31, 2015

German prisoners 'fare better than Russians'; Emperor urges cooperation; Sato promotes peace; Gorbachev accepts multiparty system

by Edan Corkill

The German prisoners of war in Japan fare far better than the Russian ones did 10 years ago, says a high officer of the Army, and that is largely due to the decisions of the Hague Conference to pay their salaries on top of ...

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