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For those who lived under it, the Soviet Union’s “union” was a lie, masking occupation, terror and lost sovereignty.

On December 30, 1922, a new country came into existence. One that would go on to change the lives of millions and alter the ...

Mongolia declared itself a “people’s republic” 100 years ago on November 26, 1924. But despite the name of its capital city remaining Ulan Bator (Red Hero), the country’s Soviet-linked past has been ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Spy maps of Britain compiled by the Soviet Union during the Cold War contain such a wealth of information that a digital mapping firm has bought them for use by property developers.

The Cold War and its effects. Remarks delivered at the Jordan Center Workshop, New York University, November 1, 2024. My current reading of what Russia has become is based on my own experiences as an ...

Democratic socialism has been thrust into the political limelight recently, thanks to self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the race to become New York City’s next mayor earlier ...

In the 1980s, the world’s largest producer of shoes was the Communist Soviet Union. In his 1994 book, Dismantling Utopia, Scott Shane reported that the U.S.S.R. “was turning out 800 million pairs of ...