It is for this reason that I mention the “common European House” – the big idea of Mikhail Gorbachev. . Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (L), ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) and former US President George H. ..…

But the build up to the official celebrations to mark its 30th anniversary have, as before, been dominated by propaganda that exploits the crimes of Stalinist rule in East German, German Democratic Republic .. ..…