With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Gorbachev denies ordering Pope's assassination

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has categorically denied ordering the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981.

The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports that Gorbachev wrote to German foreign-policy analyst Werner Kaltefleiter in 2006, specifically denying that he was involved in the attempt on the Pope's live. La Repubblica claims to have a copy of Gorbachev's letter.
Read entire article at http://www.cwnews.com/