Mikhail Gorbachev records debut album

Yes, you read that right; Mikhail Gorbachev records debut album. The former Soviet leader has released an album of old Russian romantic tunes, called Songs for Raisa. It all makes sense because Raisa is his wife and she has a foundation in her name. Each year Gorbachev throws a charity party in London, to which lots of international and UK celebs are invited.

This time around Gorbachev auctioned off this recording and an anonymous British buyer forked out about £100,000 to get his/her hands on it. It better be good, Gorby...

PUTIN FAVOURS 1980'S FASHION

This is a great photo from 1988. POTUS Ronald Reagan is out on a walk with Mikhail Gorbachev (on Reagan's immediate right) and shakes hand with a young boy. What has puzzled the world media is the man on the boy's left. The circled man is, apparently, Vladimir Putin. Before becoming Russia's President (and Prime Minister) he worked as an KBG spy and his job was, perhaps, to pose as an tourist and to keep an eye on Reagan. Or maybe Gorbachev...

Putin and his people deny this of course. But I think that the real reason for denying it is that Putin is ashamed of what he wears in the picture. Yes, I know it was 1988, but that's an explanation, not an excuse...

GORBY DOES LOUIS VUITTON

Sure, this came out a while ago, but where would this blog be if it didn't feature a picture of the famous Russian President in his Louis Vuitton clobber and bag? They go so well together, don't they?