Mikhail Gorbachev

America’s victory over the Soviet Union was a triumph that freed millions from the yoke of tyranny and reduced the threat of global nuclear war. Though the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, after Ronald Reagan left office, his…

Film portrayals of modern conservative figures tend to treat their subject matter as either horrifically evil, fodder for comedy, or both. That’s because conservatives are heavily outnumbered in Hollywood, and celebrities lend their fame…

The notorious KGB chairman Yuri Andropov recruited Mikhail Gorbachev, cultivated him, and placed him in the Kremlin leadership to ultimately take power. Once he led the Soviet Communist Party, Andropov’s recruit protected and rewarded the…

The Economist contends that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died this week at the age of 91, “liberated his people from 70 years of lies and ended the cold war.” Reuters says Gorbachev “brought communism to an end.” Other similar hagiographies of…

MOSCOW – It is with great sadness that we announce Mikhail Gorbachev, who we all honestly thought was already dead, is dead at 91. The former premier of the USSR, Gorbachev was most famously known for also being the last premier of the…