At the time the museum was founded, Germany was grateful to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, for tolerating reunification, and to Russia for the swift withdrawal of troops ...

Thirty-three years ago, the Soviet Union collapsed, sending political ripples and millions of migrants around the world. Germany took in some 200,000 Jews, and they brought traditions from home ...

By the late 1970s, the Soviet Union's economy and global influence were weakening. With the counsel of National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski , a Soviet expert , Carter exploited these ...