Lithuania became the first country to declare independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1991. Here is a quiz on countries that were part of the Soviet Union Published - March 11, 2025 05:10 ...

While it lasted, the Soviet Union was defined by many actions and ideas that captured the unique practices required to survive its politics. This quiz remembers a few.

This film takes viewers on a journey through the Soviet Union, showcasing the daily lives of ordinary people. It begins at a bustling market in Moscow, where citizens prefer fresh produce over state ...

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After the Soviet Union crumbled in the early 1990s, something altogether eerie was discovered. Hundreds and thousands of maps of countries and cities throughout the world had been drawn up by ...

For decades, if not more, English speakers the world over referred to Ukraine’s capital as Kiev, pronouncing it kee-yev. The ...

“You’re next,” said a Russian historian I interviewed in 1993 about the Soviet Union’s collapse in late 1991. I was an American student in St. Petersburg, and he was referring to the ...

“There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulová, 84, who helped topple Communism.

Thousands of Tri-City Ukrainians meanwhile have watched helplessly as their communities and home country are torn apart by ...

A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the "Match of the Century." ...

New rules have been handed down to women working in Ashgabat further restricting what they can wear, adding to a growing list ...

The bright Ascension Cathedral is one of Almaty’s landmark buildings - getty ...