Soviet Union

September 02, 2022

Putin denies Gorbachev full state honours, will stay away from funeral

It took Putin over 15 hours after Gorbachev's death to publish a restrained message of condolence that said Gorbachev had a 'huge impact on the course of world history.'

August 31, 2022
Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, passes away

Gorbachev forged arms reduction deals with the USs and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War Two.
September 03, 2020
Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia's Alexei Navalny

Moscow has denied involvement in the incident. The Russian foreign ministry said Germany's assertion was not backed by evidence and complained about the way Germany had chosen to release information about Navalny.
July 11, 2019
Small leak found from nuclear Soviet sub that sank in 1989

The joint Norwegian-Russian expedition set off Saturday from Tromsoe, northern Norway, to the Arctic Barents Sea where the Komsomolets submarine sank at about 1,700 metres in 1989.

Soviet Union

Putin denies Gorbachev full state honours, will stay away from funeral

Election Yarn Ep 1: A Giant Killer is Born

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, passes away

Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia's Alexei Navalny

Small leak found from nuclear Soviet sub that sank in 1989