An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the president.
What went awry? Putin is the main culprit for Russia’s return to authoritarianism, aggression and hostility to the West. But ...
The former head of Ukraine’s military intelligence recalls how thousands of tactical nuclear weapons were removed from its arsenals by the Russian military.
A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.
President John F. Kennedy’s shocking assassination stopped the world on November 22, 1963. A botched investigation continues ...
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 ...
In a wine shop an hour outside of Washington, owner Arthur Lampros sampled a wine from a part of the world that was totally ...
Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...
Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...
That phrasing is often used to describe Reagan's triumph over the Soviet Union and the fall of communism. Here's what he had to say about truth in 1982 to the Voice of America and its role during ...
A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz It was 80 years ago that Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.