Serge Schmemann: A secret cable and a clue to where U.S-Russia relations went wrong
What went awry? Putin is the main culprit for Russia’s return to authoritarianism, aggression and hostility to the West. But ...
Russia's having problems with its newest ICBM. It drove away critical Ukrainian missile expertise.
Russia used to rely on Ukrainian expertise for its missile programs, but its actions in 2014 and beyond ended that ...
Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says
Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating ...
Russia 'on brink of collapse' as military expert warns of nuclear chaos to come
Retired general Ben Hodges drew a comparison between Russia and the Soviet Union, warning we should be prepared for the ...
The controversial diary of a Finnish woman lured by the dream of Soviet Russia that turned into a nightmare
A controversial memoir of a Finnish woman who migrated to Stalin’s Soviet Russia in the 1930s and escaped in 1941. Ninety ...
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Winning: Putin Wants It All
Putin is undismayed and vows to press on with his plan to rebuild the Soviet Union. Another reason Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 was because Ukraine was negotiating with NATO to become a member.
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov won a world championship title together in pairs skating in 1994 and narrowly missed out ...
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Russia Hopes the Lada-class Submarine Will Improve. It Won’t.
Russia is clearly committed to the Lada-class. But it is a submarine that does not—and will never—live up to the expectations.
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The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents
In To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, historian Benjamin Nathans sheds light on how the protest movement reinvented itself ...
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Russia’s Su-47 Golden Eagle is a Hot Mess
The plane never entered serial production, but it did contribute mightily to the overall design and development of future Russian aircraft.
Trump says Ukraine should have surrendered to Russia and blames Zelensky for war
Trump claims that the Ukrainian leader decided he ‘wanted to fight’ when it was actually Russia who started hostilities ...