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Mikhail Gorbachev

31 Aug 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev: Who restored democracy to Communist-ruled European nations

Mikhail Gorbachev former head of the Soviet Union passed away at the age of 91 He is credited with ending the Cold War by bringing important political and economic changes to the USSR He is a leader who altered the course of history and briefly raised the prospect of superpower harmony

Arnold Schwarzenegger

31 Aug 2022

Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls meeting former Soviet President Mikhail...

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger shared a heartfelt post on Mikhail Gorbachev's passing He also shared an old photo with him Mikhail Gorbachev was former Soviet Union leader

13 Dec 2021

Vladimir Putin says he drove taxi for survival after collapse of Soviet Union

Putin also described for the first time how he was affected personally by the tough economic times that followed the Soviet collapse, when Russia suffered double-digit inflation.

31 Aug 2021

DNA: How Soviet Union flee from Afghanistan?

America fled Afghanistan in the dark night, but in the meantime, a picture of an American soldier went viral on social media, in which American General Chris Donahue was seen boarding the plane with a gun in his hand. But before that in 1989 the Soviet Union also had to flee Afghanistan but the picture was different.

26 Dec 2020

George Blake, Cold War spy who betrayed Britain, dies at 98

George Blake was the last in a line of British spies who worked for the Soviet Union. He was amongst the most notorious cases during the Cold war. Blake also worked for MI6 in the year 1955.

Russian October Revolution

28 Oct 2017

Russian October Revolution: What happened 100 years ago?

The Russian October Revolution, one of the most significant political events of the twentieth century marked its 100 years on Wednesday, as per the Soviet's old calendar.

27 Jun 2017

'India-US alliance to check China's rise will be catastrophic'

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held their maiden meeting at the White House, a state-run Chinese daily said that any attempt by India to become US ally to counter China will not be in its interests and could even lead to catastrophic results.

02 Feb 2017

Former US spymasters express concern over China's rise

Two former CIA directors have expressed concern over the rise of an aggressive China which, they say, is seeking to check US influence in the region and dominate Asia.

25 Jan 2017

Soviet Union had anticipated Rajiv would be Indira Gandhi's heir, not Sanjay: CIA papers

In a report prepared a day after Indira Gandhi's assassination on October 31, 1984, the CIA assessed that Moscow will be well placed to manipulate India's heightened security concerns.

Subhas Chandra Bose

06 Jan 2017

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose didn't die in plane crash, claims new book

Last year, on Netaji's 119th birth anniversary on January 23, as many as 100 secret files were made public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Margaret Thatcher

30 Dec 2016

Margaret Thatcher's resignation shocked US, Soviet Union: Files

Margaret Thatcher became the British Prime Minister on May 04, 1979, and was the first woman to hold the position in British history.

28 Nov 2016

North Korea begins three-day mourning for Cuban leader Fidel Castro

In the Pyongyang subway, commuters in one station crowded around a glass case containing a Castro obituary published by the ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.

26 Nov 2016

Castro was an inspiration for Kerala Communists

Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over power to his brother Raul in 2008.

13 Oct 2016

UK foreign minister plays down new Cold War with Russia

British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday it was not "entirely right" to talk about a new Cold War with Russia because Moscow did not pose as much of a threat to global stability as the former Soviet Union had.

06 Sep 2016

Afghan refugees leave Pakistan over tougher measures on visits home

More than five times the number of Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in August than in July, the United Nations` refugee office said on Tuesday, seeking to escape harassment in the host nation and stiffer measures on visits home.

27 Aug 2016

Fire kills at least 16 in Moscow printing works

A fire in a warehouse at a Moscow printing works killed at least 16 people on Saturday morning, an Emergencies Ministry official told Rossiya-24 TV station.

22 Aug 2016

Japan protests to Russia over man detained on disputed island

Japan on Monday lodged a diplomatic protest with Russia over the detention of a Japanese citizen visiting an island disputed by the two countries.

12 Aug 2016

Vladimir Putin dismisses powerful chief of staff

Ivanov, a reputed hawk who served as defence minister from 2001 to 2007, was appointed Kremlin chief of staff in late 2011.

22 Jul 2016

Peter Thiel tells Republican convention he is ''proud to be gay''

Republican National Convention to urge the country to discard petty cultural battles.

10 Jun 2016

After PM Modi's US visit, Subramanian Swamy says America behaving like erstwhile Soviet Union

Swamy's comments may draw fresh controversy as his assertion may seem opposite to his party's stand on the fresh thaw between US and India relations.

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