A fierce debate is raging among experts about the future of Russia. Strained by over three years of war in Ukraine, massive ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of one of the most powerful empires of the 20th century. In this ...

Communist hardliners staged a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev 20 years ago, and the Soviet Union collapsed soon afterwards. Previously unknown documents, which SPIEGEL has obtained, show just how ...

I was 6 years old when the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine stepped into a new era of democracy, free speech and expanded religious freedom. I remember those early days of openness.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO's existence was no longer justified, historian Yevgeny Spitsyn said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

Credit: flickr The Soviet Union collapsed, but Russia kept its power. It inherited nuclear weapons, a UN Security Council seat, and global influence. Oil and gas fuel its economy, while political ...

Twenty-five years ago, the USSR collapsed. Despite the horrors of Soviet repression, a majority of Russians regret the collapse, and look to Vladimir Putin to restore the pride of their lost ...

Ukraine is marking 34 years of independence, and the country’s first generation of lawmakers and activists are reflecting on ...

Sergei Lavrov was seen wearing a gray sweatshirt emblazoned with the Russian letters for USSR, and a black puffer vest as he ...

But for the tea industry, the restoration of Georgia’s independence in 1991, after two centuries of rule from Moscow, came almost as a death blow. The collapse of the Soviet Union opened its ...