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Mr. Ryzhkov, who ascended to the Soviet Union’s second most powerful post in 1985, took much of the blame for the economic collapse that led to the country’s dissolution in 1991. By Robert D. McFadden ...

President Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday won a fight over the structure of the Communist Party leadership, limiting the prospect that he will be hobbled by hard-liners. Delegates to the party's ...