A small group of lawmakers have asked Russia's top prosecutor to investigate whether the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, should face treason charges over his role in the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev dismissed the request as an act of publicity-seeking and said there were no grounds to charge him.
Reuters: Group of deputies wants Gorbachev investigated over Soviet break-up
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks during his open lecture ''Does a man change history, or history change a man?\u201d in Moscow, Russia, March 30, 2013.
