Politics of the Soviet Union

Greek political life has registered several achievements which could even be considered world records.

The first and last president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev marks his 90th birthday on Tuesday.

U.S. needs its own "perestroika", says Gorbachev

MOSCOW -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said that the United States "needs reforms similar to those during perestroika ("restructuring")."

Eduard Shevardnadze, an ex-president of Georgia and former Soviet foreign minister, died on July 7 after a long struggle with illness, his personal assistant said.

Shevardnadze, who was 86, played a vital role in ending the Cold War as Soviet foreign minister, went on to lead his native Georgia in the stormy early years after independence.