America’s current retreat from world power recalls that of the Soviet Union after 1988. Is the U.S. poised to collapse like ...

In the Soviet Union, however, most citizens found it difficult to think historically about Lenin because, under the conditions of dictatorship, open public debate based on factual information ...

History has shown that the Russian people can overcome any challenge if they are united. We are not afraid of difficulties; ...

Continuing on in the series, Dominic Alexander explores the solidification of the soviets and the rise of the Bolsheviks Part ...

Gorbachev justified his "restructuring" or perestroika by invoking the Soviet Union's founding father, Vladimir Lenin. He did ...

After years of blood, sweat and tears, the Soviet Union abandoned its crusades in Afghanistan and Eastern Europe. Gorbachev cited Soviet hero Vladimir Lenin’s “pragmatism” as justification for his ...

People have killed in the name of faith. But the bloodier record belongs to regimes that tried blotting it out.

the Soviet Union abandoned its crusades in Afghanistan and Eastern Europe. Gorbachev cited Soviet hero Vladimir Lenin’s “pragmatism” as justification for his drastic move. “That called ...

In reality, Lenin was being deceitful. The starving people of the Volga region, Kazakhstan, and especially southern Ukraine ...