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

Thirty-three years ago, the Soviet Union collapsed, sending political ripples and millions of migrants around the world. Germany took in some 200,000 Jews, and they brought traditions from home, ...

Thirty years ago in 1991 the Soviet Union founded in 1922 disappeared giving birth to fifteen new states located between the Baltic Sea and the Pamir mountain range which went their own way How many ...

The Soviet Union was the world's first communist country and had a major influence on 20th-century history — and still has an influence today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

MOSCOW (AP) — With its brutality, technological accomplishments and rigid ideology, the Soviet Union loomed over the world like an immortal colossus. It led humankind into outer space, exploded the ...

By Matthew Brown A guide to Eastern Europe What are the 15 former Soviet republics? The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in the creation of 15 new countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia ...

As a Berlin museum with Russian trustees commemorates an allied victory over the Soviet Union, it is also negotiating the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By Catherine Hickley Reporting from ...

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The banned Russian human rights organisation Memorial was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday alongside the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties and the Belarusian ...

Some 200,000 Jewish refugees came to Germany after the fall of the USSR, and brought cultural traditions — like partying hard during Christmas. Thirty-three years ago, the Soviet Union collapsed, ...