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In power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed breathtaking changes that overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies.

Tuesday marked an uncomfortable anniversary for Russian President Vladimir Putin. On that day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union entered into a partnership that paved the way for war just one week later. Defending Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s decision to formally collaborate with Adolf Hitler to secretly carve…

Adolf Hitler was determined to take Stalingrad. Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union were equally determined to stop him, which resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II.

The author of The Master and Margarita faced a bewildering mixture of rewards and censorship.

Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility.

Ethnic minority troops are said to be dying in greater numbers than their Slav compatriots in the so-called ‘special mil

Russia may be deeply at odds with Britain over the invasion of Ukraine but that didn't stop some Russians in Moscow praising Queen Elizabeth as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations began on Thursday, wishing her good health and lauding her stylish choice of hats.

The birthplace of rugby league produced the cup winners on six occasions, the last time in 1953.

In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.

May 9, 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Victory Day has traditionally been a day to honor veterans and hold an enormous parade in Moscow to display the country’s military prowess.