In the 2nd half of the 20th century, the USSR became one of the world’s two superpowers.

Mark Smith’s impressive history surveys life in the Soviet Union, and its advances and failures from Khrushchev to Gorbachev ...

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

The Soviet Union wasn’t just authoritarian — it was structurally bizarre. Daily life blended advanced science with ...

On the night of 19 January the Soviet army occupied the cities of Azerbaijan and an unprecedented massacre took place ...

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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 ...

ThePrint Explorer looks at the lives of Ames & another double-agent, Major-General Dmitri Polyakov, which offer a peek into ...

Thus, the 1979 regime succeeded in blending national and Islamic elements. However, this success does not appear permanent.

From daring defection to Stanley Cup glory, Sergei Fedorov's complex journey with the Red Wings defined an unforgettable era ...

Three years. 10 months. 18 days.As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out ...

As this article goes to press, security officials in Iran are carefully weighing their options on how to dole out violence to ...