The Russian field marshal Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov (1745-1813) commanded the forces that compelled Napoleon to retreat from Russia. From his birth on Sept. 5, 1745, in St. Petersburg, Mikhail Kutuzov, the son of a general, was understood to be...

It's doubtful that in the excitement of the summit meetings President Bush paid much notice to what happened here last weekend. But the collapse of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis' political dynasty, dramatized by the events at the state Democratic convention, illustrates the risks Bush...

ALMOST EVERYONE is beating up on Mikhail Gorbachev as he heads for Washington for his first full-fledged summit with George Bush. It is hard to think of any summit participant since or before Richard Nixon in his Watergate period who came to a major...