As Moldova tries to align itself with the European Union, the region of Gagauzia continues to lean pro-Russian. Now, there ...

Vladimir Lenin changed the course of history like very few ever have. He turned Russia upside down and created the first ...

Destabilizing master signifiers Gorbachev justified his“restructuring” or perestroika by invoking the Soviet Union's founding father, Vladimir Lenin. He did so, however, by observing that the ...

London sent the Hawker Hurricanes to the Soviet Union to help them fight against Nazi Germany. Residents share memories of their city, before its destruction in Russia's full-scale invasion.

Wildcat's 1989 introduction to Herman Gorter's "Open Letter to Comrade Lenin".

Viewing Lenin through a historical lens, however, called his sacredness into question. It consequently became impossible for Soviet citizens to agree on what policies and actions were legitimate.

The Russian-born American anthropologist Alexei Yurchak argues that Lenin was the Soviet system's "master signifier." As long as his sacredness remained unquestioned, referring to Lenin could ...

It's also a feminine combination of Vladimir and Elena, which shows the balance of strength and grace. 65. Stanislava — ...

The exercise aboard a nuclear-powered vessel in the port of Murmansk was aimed at enhancing emergency preparedness in a harsh ...

The idea of a communist Hungary is usually associated with the Cold War that arose post-World War II. Hungary, however, had a ...

IT wasn’t until Zelensky’s disastrous meeting with Donald Trump a couple of weeks ago that the reality truly kicked in for ...

As momentum builds for a ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine has lost a valuable bargaining chip. The Ukrainian army stunned Russia in August by attacking across the border and taking control of more than ...