Articles related to "Gorbachev"

While real progress was made on nuclear arms reduction with the United States, the Soviet Union itself was beginning to break up and finally collapsed in December 1991.

The Soviet Union collapsed in a relatively short space of time, causing there to be debate as to whether it was long-term or short-term factors that caused its demise.

In the heart Jenin, next to the open market, there is the old cinema. Marcus Wetter, Ismail Khatib and Fahkri Hamad decided to start the rebuilding project.

Piracy is a problem in Russia, but many Russians feel one teacher is being used as an example in a piracy case initiated by Microsoft. Gorbachev has intervened.

Glasnost, along with perestroika, ushered in a new era for the Soviet Union.

Perestroika led to the collapse of the Soviet economy. So what is perestroika?

Less than a year later, President Bush spoke of the start of a new world order, following the end of the Cold War, in which all nations "can prosper and live in harmony."

In his early Presidency, the extreme views of President Reagan towards Communism were an attempt to maintain US strength in the world & counter the Soviet threat

Russia's media is strictly controlled by the Kremlin, and journalists critical of the Kremlin often wind up dead without their assailants brought to justice.

We can't go back to the Russia of the 1980s, but reading Christopher Hope's great book Moscow! Moscow! gives insights into perestroika and the old way of visiting Moscow.

A brief look at some events and people to impact history in a major way on this date, December 1.

A discussion of President Reagan's contribution to the collapse of the USSR and further factors leading up to the end of Cold War hostilities.

While a superior US military force may offer protection to its citizens and also deter enemy attack, there are indications it may also act as an obstacle to global peace.

From writer residency programs to distinguished speakers, festivals to really good bookstores, the city of Calgary, Alberta, offers varied & interesting literary events.

Creative classroom activities for teachers that capitalize on March as a springboard for activities and lesson plans tied to significant historical and social "firsts."

Since science fiction is about how large and small societies use technology to interact with other societies, its intent is, more often than not, political.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, in response to a public who would no longer tolerate the restrictions placed on it and aided by Gorbachev's relaxed Soviet Union policies.

Fidel Castro is one of the 20th centuries most recognisable figures. After near nuclear war in 1962, Castro allied Cuba to the USSR and set about building communism.

Vodka's history is less clear than this grain-based spirit distilled since medieval times.

Classical music takes a stab at diplomacy as the New York Philharmonic plans a tour of North Korea, hoping to improve relations between two hostile nations.

Churchill first spoke of the Iron Curtain in a small college gymnasium in Fulton, Missouri. A museum and a sculpture by Churchill's granddaughter commemorate the visit.

Since the collapse of Soviet Communism, former client state Mongolia has suffered from economic hardship. What is the situation now?

Do you need a topic for an American history essay? Here's some of the highlights of the last 250 years or so to get you started!

Reformer Alexander Dubcek & the Czech Communist Party declared "democratic socialism" in August 1968; but Warsaw Pact nations & Moscow hard liners were not listening.

The Berlin Wall, which stood as a symbol of the Cold War, came tumbling down in 1989, and led to a reunited Germany and the collapse of Communism in Europe.

In a Jimmy Carter-like move, ex-President Bill Clinton takes charge in North Korea.

Chess for Peace advocate Dr. Mikhail Korenman has touched the lives of many, many people.

Starting the assignment with a list of focus questions will enable students to narrow research and develop specific thesis statements for expository history term papers.

For couples Halloween costume inspiration, consider celebrity couples, political couples, movie couples, and cartoon couples. Here are some ideas.

The Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall, the Western Wall...what is it about keeping people out (or in) that makes history?

Several regions have been studied in connection with the search for the earliest domesticated grapevines. These include western Iran, the Levant, Armenia, and Georgia.

Biography of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, scientist (chemist) and lawyer, the first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland.

Russian cellist Rostropovich was laid to rest in the same cemetery which houses Shostakovich and Prokofiev. He left behind several passionate recordings.

How can Russian apprehension of NATO enlargement help explain this war between Russia and Georgia in the small breakaway province of South Ossetia?

Although in office for less than one year, President Obama has redefined America's role in the world, while reengaging both friends and enemies in talks for peace.

The 2009 Van Cliburn Piano Competition draws viewers and musicians from around the world. On June 7, 2009, two winners for the coveted gold medal prize were announced.

The discovery of a mass grave by German soldiers in Katyn, west of Smolensk, in 1943 caused tensions between the Allies in the middle of the Second World War

Passau has cheap hotels for pre-Danube cruise stays from the comfortable Holiday Inn, Passauer Wolf, Residenz, and Wilder Mann to the basic Rotel Inn and youth hostel.

Evidence suggests that Nazi Germany had many willing executioners, perhaps as many as 200,000, in the mass extermination of European Jews. This charge has drawn anger.

While the world tries to stop global warming through reduction of greenhouse emissions and other means, Hollywood produces films about it.

An interview with Dr. J. Lee Choron, author of "Footprints in the Snow": Tales of Haunted Russia, a book about documented cases of paranormal activity in Russia.

A highly intelligent, motivated labor force, craving stability and security, explains Russian economic affluence.

East Germany was created as a result of the circumstances surrounding the defeat of Nazi Germany and the onset of the Cold War.

In the wake of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were prepapred to accept some degree of American decline in a multipolar world.

"Material Girl," "Private Dancer," "Take On Me" and "We Are the World " are just some of the best 80's songs of 1985.

"Alphabet Street," "Father Figure," "Kokomo" and "the Loco-motion" are just some of the best 80's songs of 1988.

"Eternal Flame," "Like a Prayer," "the Look" and "Straight Up" are just some of the best 80's songs of 1989.