But what was lyrical in France has become farcical in the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet empire, the economy foundered, social supports vanished, and things went from bad to horrific.

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed ...

The Editor-in-Chief of the Charter97.org website believes that the Russian regime may collapse, and the Lukashenka regime ...

Is the world veering away rapidly from anything that smacks of socialism, or is socialism moving away from itself? Socialism or plain old politics of the Left is morphing ...

Corruption knows no religion or nationality. Self-interest and greed are the true homeland of the corrupt. When someone with ...

Film director Karen Shakhnazarov said he was in favor of America's current leadership as it weakened Moscow's "main adversary." ...

The Kremin has been actively promoting the idea of a new Yalta agreement, that new lines in the sand must be drawn for modern Russia.

The grid was the final remaining link to Russia for the three countries, which reemerged as independent nations in the early ...

The Ukrainian president has drawn closer to a number of African heads of state. He has also put together a team of advisers ...

Over Eastern Europe fly some of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. From Russian-built Sukhois to American F-16s, ...

Although Chernobyl is the most well known, there are a host of other radioactive places in the world in countries including ...

This came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, ending the Baltics’ final ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia. For the three countries, as well as the rest of Europe ...