"Everyone was equal," the kerchiefed babushka of Eli from Russia — a YouTuber who documents everyday life and regional culture across the Russian Federation — tells her granddaughter wistfully, ...

Joseph Stalin’s plan to modernize the Soviet Union’s economy, beginning in 1928, carried enormous cost for the country—especially in its human toll. Agricultural collectivization disrupted the food ...

Aside from the incredible amount of deaths during the Communist dictatorship in the Soviet Union, an often overlooked key ...

Sergei Mikhalkov, 96, an author favored by Stalin who wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers as part of the Soviet propaganda machine and fathered ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, now in his fifth term after significant constitutional changes, is known for governing as a strong leader. He uses robust propaganda to reinforce Russia’s image as a ...

Last summer, a staffer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was digging through stacks of 19th century drawings when they stumbled upon something strange. It was a nondescript box with the vague label ...

"Nazi criminals who escaped justice became welcome guests on Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe broadcasting into the Soviet Union," the Federal Security Service said MOSCOW, May 6. /TASS/. Nazi ...