The Soviet Union was the world's first communist country and had a major influence on 20th-century history — and still has an influence today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

For most of us in the West, until the fall of the Berlin Wall “Russia” was synonymous with the Soviet Union. Among the 15 ...

This course is available on the BA in History, BSc in Government and History, BSc in International Relations, BSc in International Relations and History and BSc in Politics and History. This course is ...

Much like Joseph Stalin, the Russian president has used propaganda, the media and government-sanctioned books to present an ahistorical narrative Richard Cohen Author, Making History: The Storytellers ...

Picture a long table covered end to end in crystal bowls filled with cured fish, pickled foods, and salads with an alarming amount of mayonnaise. There’s vodka and black bread on the table too. A man ...

Sixty-two years ago today, on April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to venture beyond Earth’s atmosphere into space. The achievement rocked the world, not only sending ...

Russia’s Ambassador Ambarov on the 80th anniversary of the victory that crushed Nazism, liberated Europe, and laid the foundations of the African national freedom movement May 9, 2025 marks the 80th ...