Mark Smith’s impressive history surveys life in the Soviet Union, and its advances and failures from Khrushchev to Gorbachev ...
Henry Stewart History on MSN
Joseph Stalin: Rise, rule, and the making of a Soviet dictator
From a Georgian seminary student to the ruthless leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin reshaped the 20th century. This biography traces his rise through the Bolshevik Revolution, his brutal ...
Opinion
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine outlasts the Soviet fight with the Nazis – here’s what history tells us about Kyiv’s prospects
Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine passed a significant milestone on January 13. It has now outlasted the 1,418 days it took Vladimir Putin’s notorious predecessor, the Soviet ...
The Cold War on MSN
How the USSR used posters to control a population
Soviet propaganda posters were designed to reach a largely illiterate population and deliver ideological messages instantly.
The Finnish Sniper Who Killed Over 500 Soviet Soldiers, the Most Confirmed Kills in Military History
The Soviet soldier never saw him. Neither did the one after that, or the next, or the hundreds who followed. Simo Häyhä ...
The war in Ukraine has lasted as long as Soviet involvement in World War II, with no victory in sight.
EADaily, . Ambassador-at-Large Konstantin Dolgov responded to the appeal of EC President Ursula von der Leyen to Russia to ...
Sir John Rutter conducts the Royal Philharmonic in Steinmetz Hall and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Potsdam” at Judson’s Live.
The Soviet Union is now gone. And Russia indeed survives aggressive as ever. Nor is it a source of comfort that Putin is a former agent of the Soviet era KGB and has cited Stalin as his favorite ...
Across continents and decades, these ‘praetorian guards’ have acted as both shield and sword, protecting rulers while enforcing fear. Their names change, their uniforms differ, but their mission remai ...
Greenland has been much in the news with President Trump’s attempt to acquire the island from former colonial power Denmark. Trump’s bid has helped to expose a long-suppressed Danish campaign that ...
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What next for Iran as Trump pulls back?
Nevertheless, when Trump posted a message, “Iranian Patriots, keep protesting – take over your institutions!!! … help is on ...
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