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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 31 (ANI): Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, according to the Russian news agency.
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Is the new world order in making?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 13 (ANI): "The western alliance's won the cold war. The Soviet Union collapsed. They got what they wanted. They were able to institute this world order and now it does not work," said Professor William Hurst, Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development and Deputy Director at
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Belarus celebrates 77th anniversary of Victory Day
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus hosted a series of commemorative events on Monday, dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World War II.
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Beijing studying Soviet Union collapse to prevent disintegration of China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 2 (ANI): China is still learning the lessons from the collapse of the Soviet Union that happened in December 1991 to prevent the disintegration of the communist rule country under Xi Jinping.
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Russia needs more people, Bill passed to ease citizenship rules
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 31(ANI): According to the Russian Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to State Duma on Wednesday to simplify the process of attaining citizenship for people living within the border of the Soviet Union and their children.
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China won't lose if there's another cold war because it's not the former S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): China is not the former Soviet Union and will not lose if there is a new cold war, said Beijing's ambassador to the United States Qin Gang in a recent interview.
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Former Soviet leader Gorbachev stresses dialogue between Russia, US amid t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 25 (ANI): On the eve of the 30th anniversary of USSR disintegration, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Friday stressed the importance of continued dialogue amid tensions between Russia and the US.
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US not seeking a new Cold War, says Biden at UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): In his address to the 76th high-profile meeting of the UNGA, US President Joe Biden said that Washington is not seeking to re-enter a global era of conflict akin to the decades-long standoff with the Soviet Union, local media reported.
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China's Afghanistan dilemma: What's bad for Washington isn't necessarily g
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 14 (ANI): Afghanistan has long been considered a graveyard for conquerors--Alexander the Great, the British Empire, the Soviet Union and now the United States. Now China has entered the graveyard and some in Beijing claimed that China would succeed where the United
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CPI MP objects to JNU course listing 'jihadi terror'; terming Soviet Union
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Binoy Viswam, Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala has raised objection over the new course in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which lists "jihadi terror" and terms the Soviet Union and China "sponsors of terrorism".
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China's air defense system inferior to Russia's S-400
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): China has been procuring various Soviet-designed defense system like S-400s or S-300 and developed an updated version of those, which is less capable than provided by the original Russian product.
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Communist Party of China keeps tight control over military
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): The Communist Party of China pays great attention to its control over military as the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 convinced the party it must keep a hold on the military so its rule would not be challenged.
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