Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shortly after Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, he ramped up talk about ...

“Imagine a country that launches Sputnik and it can’t solve the problem of women’s pantyhose. There’s no toothpaste, no soap, not the basic necessities of life. It was humiliating to work in such a ...

The momentous era of ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, was often defined by buzzwords and slogans. From perestroika to glasnost to "Gorbymania", here are five of the best-known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mikhail Gorbachev was only Soviet leader for a little over six years, from 1985 to 1991, but they were six years that changed both ...

Gorbachev juggles the fears of Soviet liberal writers and the literary establishment, as he welcomes wider press freedom Leading Soviet poets, writers and journalists who had been invited to the party ...

About two years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the words glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) into the world’s vocabulary. These words have become symbols of hope for a fundamental ...

In his new book, "Perestroika Glasnost and Socialism" (published by Partridge India), K Vijayachandran presents a collection of twenty articles. The lead article, 'Reaction Strikes Europe,' was ...

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at a press conference in the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, in 1985. Credit - Francois Lochon—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Shortly after Gorbachev became ...

In Russia, Gorbachev is normally referred to by his name and patronymic: Mikhail Sergeyevich. But in the mid-1980s, Western media began shortening his name to Gorby and referring to his rising ...

Countless words will be dedicated in the following days to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who died Aug. 30 at the age of 91. But throughout his obituaries, two specific words will likely be ...