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Eduard Shevardnadze

Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze speaking to reporters at the US Pentagon on Oct. 5, 2001.

For former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze, ending the Cold War was his greatest legacy

Global Politics

Eduard Shevardnadze, the former Soviet foreign minister and president of Georgia, died Monday at the age of 86. He was a major player in the final days of the USSR, but in the post-Soviet era, his legacy was complicated by charges of corruption in Georgia.

Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze speaking to reporters at the US Pentagon on Oct. 5, 2001.

For former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze, ending the Cold War was his greatest legacy

Global Politics
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