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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 17, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘It all looks as if the world is preparing for war’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The Death of the Soviet Union Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The day the Soviet Union died

By Lee Edwards

1991 Gorbachev Christmas Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Russia needs Gorbachev’s wisdom

By Jan Sherbin

Russian President Vladimir Putin supports a proposal to grant only Russian vessels transport rights to the Northern Sea Route, which is claimed by Russia. (Associated Press/File)

Arctic Circle Assembly aims to avert tensions as race for resources heats up

By Dominic Hinde - Special to The Washington Times

Former leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev takes part in the celebration on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 9, 2014. Numerous events are taking place in Berlin to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (AP Photo/dpa, Bernd von Jutrczenka) ** FILE **

Mikhail Gorbachev warns Russia, West tensions headed to ‘hot war’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Former leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev takes part in the celebration on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 9, 2014. Numerous events are taking place in Berlin to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (AP Photo/dpa, Bernd von Jutrczenka) ** FILE **

Mikhail Gorbachev warns: World is ‘on the brink’ of new Cold War

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Former President Ronald Reagan. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: The Wall came tumbling down

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** In this Tuesday, May 12, 2009, file photo, Eduard Shevardnadze, former Georgian president and ex-Soviet foreign minister, speaks to The Associated Press in Tbilisi, Georgia. Shevardnadze died Monday, July 7, 2014, at the age of 86, his spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, file)

Shevardnadze, ex-Georgian president, dies at 86

By Misha Dzhindzhikhashviili - Associated Press

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Associated Press) ** FILE **

LOZANSKY: A sound U.S. policy toward Russia

By Edward Lozansky

FILE - In a June 30, 1982 file photo, President Ronald Reagan signs an expansion of the 1965 Voting Rights Bill during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The Justice Department will sue the state of North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over tough new voting rules, the latest effort by the Obama administration to fight back against a Supreme Court decision that struck down the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act and freed southern states from strict federal oversight of their elections. North Carolina has a new law scaling back the period for early voting and imposing stringent voter identification requirements. It is among at least five Southern states adopting stricter voter ID and other election laws. (AP Photo, File)

EDITORIAL: The ignoble affront

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** In this Dec. 15, 1984, file photo, Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as "the Iron Lady" passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)

Mikhail Gorbachev bows out of Margaret Thatcher funeral due to health issues

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

HBO is moving forward with plans to produce a dramatic movie based on the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, with the former Soviet Union president collaborating as a consultant.

Inside the Beltway: GOP not going to pot

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 17, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Russian row: Gorbachev suggests Putin a scaredy-cat

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

China’s new leaders, led by new Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping (left), must deal with problems that have long festered — from a sputtering economy to friction with the U.S. — that have worsened in recent months as leadership focused on this week’s power transfer. (Associated Press)

China’s new leader given broad powers

By Charles Hutzler - Associated Press

Gorbachev issues new book, laments illnesses

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon (Photo courtesy of H.S.A.-U.W.C.)

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of The Times, dies at 92

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Revive Middle East excellence

The Washington Times

Nobel Peace laureates gather in Chicago for rights summit

By Tammy Webber - Associated Press

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for his former job as president, addresses a conference of the Union of Industrialists in Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Gorbachev: Putin has ‘exhausted’ his potential

By Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Eight Pieces of Empire’

By Joseph C. Goulden - Special to The Washington Times