How did Joseph Stalin rise to power? What can we learn from the history so that it does not repeat itself? In today's ...

From a Georgian seminary student to the ruthless leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin reshaped the 20th century. This ...

Mark B Smith’s Exit Stalin tells the history of a Soviet society largely without protest, without violent repression, without ...

Richard Hanania is president of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, which funds policy research. His ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Thursday, the board of the John F ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On Nov. 28, 1925, the Grand Ole Opry (known then as the WSM Barn Dance) debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee; it continues today as the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. history.

When I was a girl wa-a-a-ay back in the 1900s, pear salad wasn’t one of those artfully arranged dishes served in upscale restaurants. The pears weren’t roasted or broasted or poached; there was no ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A closer look through the history of St. Joseph's infamous criminals will be the focus of an upcoming program at the East Hills Library. On Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p ...

Nick Fuentes, the well-known White nationalist and Holocaust denier, has ignited a civil war within the Republican Party — and inside one of Washington’s most prominent conservative think tanks. A ...

When diving into the history of the Soviet Union and modern Russia, one expects to encounter the towering figures of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Vladimir Putin. But in “Motherland,” ...

Fitzpatrick, a preeminent historian of the Soviet Union, offers a concise account of Joseph Stalin’s rise to supreme power, his tyrannical rule, the black comedy surrounding his death, and his legacy ...