Gorbachev

Some of the top names from the autograph collection of Randy Kaplan. He launched his collection in 1996, with the autograph of Bill Clinton, and has gathered 130 autographed baseballs to date.

To get the autographs of top world leaders, you need commitment, courage and chutzpah

Arts, Culture & Media

Between them, Randy Kaplan and Zoltan Marian have collected more than 2000 autographs of heads of states, royals and popes. They share a kind of ethical code, but differ when it comes to who will they include in their collections. Between them, Randy Kaplan and Zoltan Marian have collected more than 2000 autographs of heads of states, royals and popes. They share a kind of ethical code, but differ when it comes to who will they include in their collections.

Jazz saxophone great Igor Butman

Growing up without religion in the Soviet Union, believing in jazz

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

New revelations on Desert Storm, Iraq and the Soviet Union

Conflict & Justice
The World

Smoking ban for Russia

Conflict & Justice
The World

Russia leaders wants longer term

Global Politics
The World

U.S. and Poland sign missile shield deal

Global Politics

The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement today to locate part of Washington’s missile defense system on Polish territory. Russia objects to it, and today said it would respond with more than diplomatic protests. The World’s Jason Margolis has the story.

The World

Bush and his political friends

Global Politics

President Bush built up close, personal relationships with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, but have those relationships paid off? The World’s Jason Margolis has more.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The two islands – one American and one Russian – in the middle of the Bering Strait, are the Big and Little Diomede Islands. The World’s David Leveille follows up on a recent Geo Quiz about the distance between the US and Russia.