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  • December 2007
    • Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

      Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

      (Newser) - Gorbachev remains pals with Putin, even as the Russian prez pares back reforms that Gorbachev holds dear, the Wall Street Journal reports. The former leader reserves his blame for the Kremlin, and spares Putin, calling him "a very normal person"—even after Moscow shut down Gorbachev's political party and muffled free media. But some critics say Gorbachev now fears for his legacy. More »

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      Russia   Vladimir Putin   Ronald Reagan   Cold War   Soviet Union   Communism   Mikhail Gorbachev   Margaret Thatcher   Russian democracy   Stalin   Boris Yeltsin

  • September 2007
    • Putin Dissolves Russian Government

      Putin Dissolves Russian Government

      (Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin today accepted  the resignation of his prime minister, Mikhail Fradkov, and the whole cabinet. The shakeup gives Putin a chance to name a new PM and position a successor to himself as president. The new PM is likely to be current first deputy PM Sergei Ivanov, who is seen as being groomed by Putin to be the next president. More »

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      Russia   Vladimir Putin   resignation   Boris Yeltsin   Sergei Ivanov   Mikhail Fradkov

  • April 2007
    • Boris Yeltsin Dies at 76

      Boris Yeltsin Dies at 76

      (Newser) - Boris Yeltsin, who orchestrated Russia's uneasy transition to democracy, died this morning, according to the Kremlin. He was 76. The cause hasn't been released, but Russia's first democratically elected leader had a history of heart problems. Yeltsin ascended to power after a struggle with reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, who finally ceded in November of 1991. More »

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      Russia   obituary   death   democracy   Mikhail Gorbachev   Chechnya   USSR   Boris Yeltsin

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