AOL

15 Countries That Were Once Part of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union stretched across Asia and Europe and ruled more than 15 republics. Unfortunately, the era of centralized control came crashing down in 1991. This resulted in redrawn borders and ...

Mikhail Zygar says the Soviet Union’s collapse was only a temporary win for democracy

Wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East are reshaping global politics. In The Dark Side of the Earth, exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar traces the origins of these conflicts to the end of the ...
Townhall

Putin Between the Ruins of the Soviet Union and the Dying Russian Federation

The events that have been taking place in Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 had never before occurred in the same cumulative fashion in the continent’s history. First, led by the ...
Business Insider

Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake that tanked the Russian economy, Polish foreign minister says

Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake, which is ruining Russia's economy, Poland's foreign minister said. Speaking at Davos, Radoslaw Sikorski said Putin was overspending on the military and ...
TASS

Revival of Soviet Union makes no sense — Putin

MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. A revival of the Soviet Union makes no sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with India Today. When asked about a possible "reintegration" of the ...

Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun presiding over a pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a ...