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Timeline: The Gorbachev era and the collapse of the Soviet Union

Here is a timeline of some key events over the nearly seven years that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91, held power in the Soviet Union.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse

Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely despised at home as the gravedigger of the communist Soviet Union.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev Dies At 91: What's The Final Soviet Union Leader's Legacy?

The world leader who closed out the Cold War and brought democracy to the former Soviet Union died Tuesday at the age of 91, according t

Benzinga · Aug 30, 2022

Man who carried Vladimir Putin's nuclear controls briefcase found shot at his home

Vadim Zimin, the retired colonel in the Federal Security Service, had been in charge of the briefcase carrying the Russian nuclear controls which always accompanies the Kremlin leader

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022

Gennady Burbulis, top Yeltsin aide and official, dies at 76

A top aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who helped prepare and signed the 1991 pact that led to the formal breakup of the Soviet Union has died

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

'I will solve India-China dispute in my lifetime' approach won't work, says Ram Madhav

“Don’t be in a hurry for a (Indo-China border) solution... Don’t be too much after legacy that it should be solved in my lifetime,” says Ram Madhav

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2022

Vladimir Putin's right-hand woman is Valentina Matviyenko, a Ukrainian-born politician who passionately supports his war

She left her Ukrainian village for St Petersburg, dreaming of becoming a scientist. Instead she met a young KGB agent named Vladimir Putin who would eventually change her life.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

As one of Vladimir Putin's closest advisers on Ukraine, Nicolai Patrushev spreads disinformation and outlandish conspiracy theories

Nicolai Patrushev is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest advisers and wields considerable influence on government policy as the head of the powerful Security Council of Russia.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2022

Kremlin confirms Reuters report that Yeltsin son-in-law quit as Putin advisor

The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed a Reuters report that Valentin Yumashev, the son-in-law of former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin, had quit his role as an unpaid advisor to President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2022

Boris Yeltsin’s son-in-law Valentin Yumashev ‘quits role as Kremlin adviser’

Reuters said it had been told of Mr Yumashev’s departure by two people familiar with his thinking

Evening Standard · May 30, 2022