On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. The U.S.S.R.

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A Dutchman, he was considered the best player outside the Soviet Union for two decades, although he described himself as “lazy” and was open about using alcohol and drugs early on.

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "In 2014, a Russian sound engineer named Leonid Vorobyev decided to give himself an unusual 60th birthday present. Instead ...

Donald Trump is being drawn into the kind of proxy war with Russia that his predecessors have been trying to avoid since the Bay of Pigs. Vladimir Putin has outthought and outfought his so-called ...

The Cold War is widely considered to have ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. It appeared to mark the end of ...

You probably come across travel ads for places like Hawaii, the Maldives, or the Greek islands, where you can enjoy open ...

Analysis of U.S. defense spending, national debt, and the need for domestic reform to ensure national security.

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

The remarkable story of the Lada VAZ-2106 engine, a Soviet-era powerplant that powered cars for over five decades.

Ukrainian forces struck oil and fuel depots, Buk air defense system and other military targets in Russian-occupied territories on March 10-11, Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff and Special ...

Will Russia collapse? Analyzing the geographic and political issues facing Putin.