I was 6 years old when the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine stepped into a new era of democracy, free speech and expanded ...

Today’s question: To what extent does Vladimir Putin’s Russia resemble the old Soviet Union? Previously, Meier and Moynihan discussed NATO expansion, Russia’s membership in the G-8 and its ...

The Soviet Union became a gerontocracy in its final years, contributing to its collapse. Historians say it's a cautionary tale for the US, whose leaders have been in power for decades.

MOSCOW – The Soviet Union disappeared from the map more than two decades ago. But online an 'e-vil empire' of e-crooks is thriving. Security experts say the .su Internet suffix assigned to the ...

MOSCOW — Twenty-five years ago this Christmas Day, the Soviet Union disappeared. A superpower was suddenly gone and 15 new countries appeared in its place: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan ...

The Soviet Union Killed an Appalling Number of Whales. I Wanted to Know Why. The history of Soviet whaling belongs to anyone who looks out to sea and sees nothing.

On a cold February day in the 1970s, 15-year-old Alexey Pajitnov leaped over a pile of snow in Moscow. ... By 1995, the Soviet Union had dissolved, and Russia was open for business.

"Let's not kid anybody," said Panetta, who also served as CIA director and White House chief of staff. "Putin's main interest is to try to restore the old Soviet Union. I mean that's what drives him." ...