After Stalin got rid of Trotsky, though Trotsky was still influencing Soviet politics through writing and publishing articles in exile, the troika between Lev Kamenev, Grigory Zinoviev and Stalin ...

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 ...

It’s always fascinating to see who the cultural sector has decided to anoint as the paragon – or martyr – of the moment.

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 ...

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko lashed out at what she called a "purge" tied to elections in Ukraine after her offices were raided by corruption investigators probing alleged bribery ...

By tracing Joseph Stalin’s path to power, this article highlights the warning signs of authoritarianism and the conditions ...

This week, the conflict reached its 1,418th day, the same number of days the Soviet Union's Red Army fought against Nazi ...

For a time, it was possible for the Jewish intellectuals of MAGA—a small but influential set of podcasters, columnists, and ...

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

Fascism is not a political philosophy; it's a term that describes the behaviour of psychologically disordered people in power.