The film explores the complexities of life in the Soviet Union during the post-Stalin era, highlighting the contrast between the technological advancements and the persistent influence of traditional ...

Communication Director Andrew Hartwell peaks out from some Soviet era paintings including one where someone shot Lenin in the head and a Soviet farm girl at The Wende Museum in Culver City. (Photo by ...

A s Olga Grushin notes at the end of "The Line," her second novel is rooted in historical fact: "In 1962, the celebrated Russian composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky accepted a Soviet invitation to ...

Arkady Shaikhet, “Express” (1939), gelatin silver print, Nailya Alexander Gallery, New York (artwork © Estate of Arkady Shaikhet / courtesy Nailya Alexander ...

The Space Race wasn’t just a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union — it was a transformation of Soviet life itself. From Yuri Gagarin’s smiling face to Khrushchev’s political ...

“The Irony of Fate” is a turn-of-the-year TV tradition that endures even in households that are now wary of Russian culture. By Valeriya Safronova When the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!

BOSTON—A Soviet committee created to reduce bureaucracy and increase efficiency within the scientific establishment has received more than 5,000 letters by citizens from all walks of Soviet life. Last ...

One distinction cannot be denied the Soviet Union: it is the only countryin the world whose civil servants keep darting out of the night, shouting that the Russian secret police are at their heels and ...

When communication systems are manipulated or cut off entirely by demagogues, the comedian's voice is the only one to be heard. Serious forms of communication are easy to devalue, but comedy can slip ...