A new film depicts the 1986 nuclear arms summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, which both offered and dashed hopes of a dramatic breakthrough.
Category: Gorbachev, Mikhail S
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In ‘The Brink of War,’ a Return to an Era of Razor-Edge Diplomacy
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Nicholas Daniloff, 89, Dies; Reporter’s Arrest in Moscow Ignited a Firestorm
A veteran foreign correspondent during the Cold War, he was held on trumped-up espionage charges. He credited President Ronald Reagan with fighting for his release.
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Unlikely Parallels in a Year of Momentous Deaths
The New York Times – Business:The deaths of luminaries like Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Russell did not necessarily surprise. Others, though, inscrutably departed seemingly in tandem.