Poetry is sometimes closer to dramatic truth than history itself. Around 27 million Soviet citizens died in WWII, according to official estimates. Even though words can hardly wipe out the ...

And throughout the 1970s and ’80s, she thumbed her nose at the Soviet Union, smuggling contraband across its borders and helping to resettle Soviet Jews who weren’t allowed to leave.

The threat of a second Chernobyl, secret plans and complicated deal making: Here is an account of how one of the most dangerous and complicated issues following the disintegration of the USSR was ...

On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. — The Vostok Program: The Soviet's first crewed spaceflight program ...

Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine. By Anton Troianovski President Trump opened ...