Tag: supreme Soviet

Gorbachev’s ‘Greatest Mistake’ – Black January In Baku 25 Years Ago Today

January 19, 2015

Staunton, January 19 – Twenty-five years ago today, on Mikhail Gorbachev’s order, Soviet troops invaded the Azerbaijani capital of Baku by land, sea and air, killing hundreds and enflaming ethnic hatreds, in an action the Soviet president five years after the events acknowledged was “the greatest mistake” of his political career. That event, known to […]

Russians Back Putin Because He Offers Illusion Russia is Again a Superpower, Levinson Says

June 8, 2014

Staunton, June 8 – Much of the public support in Russia for Vladimir Putin reflects the fact that his actions allow Russians to believe if only for a time that their country is once again a great power even though they fully understand that Russia is not in a position to be one the equal […]