It was years in the making, but when it actually came, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 occurred suddenly. In the ...
Mark Smith’s impressive history surveys life in the Soviet Union, and its advances and failures from Khrushchev to Gorbachev ...
One energy expert compares Venezuela's socialist upheaval to the Berlin Wall collapse as the alleged narco-terrorist leader ...
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Why the Soviet Union came apart from within

The Soviet Union’s collapse was the result of long-term internal pressures rather than a sudden defeat. This video explores ...
This week, the conflict reached its 1,418th day, the same number of days the Soviet Union's Red Army fought against Nazi ...
One of the most notorious spies in U.S. history, Aldrich Ames, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. As a CIA officer, Ames sold ...
The news continues to look star-ward as the Cassini spacecraft reaches Saturn after a seven-year, two-billion-mile journey, ...
On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World ...
BERLIN — The North Atlantic is undergoing sweeping historical changes as the rift between Europe and America widens. Under President Donald Trump, the United States is seeking to create a world order ...
One legacy of the former Soviet Union is the New Year's feast. Ukrainians are reclaiming Christmas and old recipes. For many Americans, there's no set menu for New Year's besides champagne as the ball ...
The first decades following the Russian Revolution saw enormous changes in women’s social role, but early promises of ...
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Michael Rubin argues that forcing Ukraine to cede territory for peace rewards Russian aggression and entrenches imperial ambitions. -He portrays Russia as a long-running ...