Donald Trump’s telephone calls with Vladimir Putin hearken back to Franklin Roosevelt’s way of handling Joseph Stalin.

Joining Kate for this third episode of our limited series, Real Wives of Dictators, is Sheila Fitzpatrick, historian of the Soviet Union and author of books including The Death of Stalin. This episode ...

It is difficult to say how sincere the people of Russia were in their manifestations of grief over the final departure from the scene of Joseph ... in the Soviet Union under Stalin’s own guidance.

Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, fell in love with Indian royal Kunwar Brajesh Singh, but Soviet politics denied their marriage. Their tragic romance ended with his death in 1967.

Reviewed by Christopher Bishop (University of Southern Mississippi) ...

A newly released novel is illuminating a little known chapter of Central Asian history during the Soviet era. It focuses on ...