Alexander Yakovlev, who advised Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on glasnost and perestroika, was buried this week. After the Soviet Union collapsed he devoted himself to documenting Soviet repression.

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The year 1942 represented the beginning of the end for the German Army in Europe. With supply lines extended beyond their limits, and a leadership that had to blindly follow Hitler’s at times erratic ...

Everything was new for Egor Yakovlev after signing with the Devils. Most importantly, so was the language. Yakovlev trekked to New Jersey, arriving under the hot summer sun, weeks before any of his ...

There was terrible turmoil in the skies of the planet during the Second World War. For the first time in history, humans had the capability to fight against each other in the sky, in never-before-seen ...

Russian airframer Irkut has formally changed its corporate name to Yakovlev, following approval of the decision at a general meeting of shareholders. The company, part of the United Aircraft aerospace ...

Alexander Yakovlev, who has died aged 81, was one of the main proponents of perestroika, the restructuring of the Soviet Union which took place so spectacularly during the 1980s. With his bushy ...