An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the president.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (Jan 27) praised Soviet soldiers for ending the "total evil" ...

Yes, there were Soviet troops in North Vietnam, and in significantly larger numbers than their Korean War predecessors. Although the Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War ...

A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.

What went awry? Putin is the main culprit for Russia’s return to authoritarianism, aggression and hostility to the West. But ...

Suzanne Massie, an American writer and scholar of Russian history who served as an adviser to U.S. President Ronald Reagan ...

An often overlooked feature of the Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc states' cultural character, we select five bands from ...

Alexander Dugin, a Russian far-right philosopher, has pushed forward the debate to bury Lenin's body to make way for Putin's.

A closer look at recently declassified MI5 files on the intelligence failure surrounding the five "Cambrdige spies" ...

President John F. Kennedy’s shocking assassination stopped the world on November 22, 1963. A botched investigation continues ...

Sisi says Egypt will not take part in the displacement of Palestinians • $50m. taxpayer dollars about to fund condoms in Gaza ...