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 ...

Mao Zedong and Stalin, both dictators and bibliophiles, had the face of Janus. Both were avid readers who delved not only into ideological texts but also literature, history, and philosophy. In his ...

Josef Stalin, one of the most powerful and brutal leaders in history, left a legacy of death, destruction, and domination. In this Forgotten History episode, we explore the rise and fall of Stalin, ...

Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned Thursday that history could "repeat itself" and criticised attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet leader's ...

Criticisms of the British for living in a Second World War past are frequent. Sean McMeekin, professor of history at Bard College and a talented scholar of the First World War, takes an alternative ...

Mr. Golinkin is the author of the memoir “A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka.” I grew up in a land of lies and bones, with the dead being erased or subsumed by the Kremlin, which refused to ...