The Soviet Union’s collapse 32 years ago led to rapid change, economic collapse, and violence. In Tajikistan, that violence slid rapidly into civil war. Five experts explore the legacy of the ...

Russia's desire to move towards the West after the collapse of the USSR was a mistake. This was announced today, February 4, ...

First came the collapse of the Soviet Union, then an economic crisis and now the Russian invasion: Ukraine's population has ...

Why did the USSR collapse? In this video, we analyze the internal and external pressures that led to the Soviet Union's downfall. From economic stagnation to political unrest and the influence of ...

The collapse of the USSR was a product of the unravelling of the post-war order and the intensification of the fundamental contradiction of capitalism between world economy and the bankrupt nation ...

Ever an optimist and a peacemaker, Lozansky advocates “resetting the clock with Russia.” ...

This edition of the Lonely Planet guide to the USSR was published just as the Soviet Union collapsed. The book was published with a note saying that the due to events occuring at the time of going ...

John Simpson visits Russia's neighbour Latvia for a special episode of Unspun World where he reflects on how the collapse of the Soviet Union has shaped Putin’s Russia. With BBC experts in the region, ...