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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Putin is repeating a Soviet-era mistake, which is ruining Russia's economy, Poland's foreign minister said. Speaking at Davos, ...

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 ...

Often called “the Soviet Union’s Vietnam War”, the conflict in Afghanistan began at Christmas in 1979 and dragged on for a further nine years, causing the deaths of over 25,000 Soviet soldiers and ...

Parishioners in Ukraine face persecution under Russian occupation, leaders of the Ukrainian Council of Churches told the Daily Caller in interviews last year. Epiphanius, primate of the Orthodox ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Everyone was equal," the kerchiefed babushka of Eli from Russia — a YouTuber who documents everyday life and regional culture ...

Lawmakers in Russia’s State Duma have approved in the first reading a bill introducing amendments to the Criminal Code that would establish criminal liability for: ...

Lauren Yee’s play at Signature Theatre finds dark humor in the tumultuous time after the end of the U.S.S.R.