The history of NATO is a powerful reflection of how international alliances shape global security. Founded in 1949 after WWII ...

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Moscow’s failures will resound beyond the Middle East. Whether the result of Putin’s conscious decision not to intervene or ...

Overlooked diaries written by teenage boys in pre-war Soviet Russia reveal relatable perspectives on love, lust, boredom, pressure to succeed and trying to fit in; but also experience of famine, exile ...

In July 1989, a 64-year-old Ukrainian man was executed. He was the last member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army to be put to ...

Russia has taken full control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, more than three years after President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian-backed ...

Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files show The CIA released 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to the assassination of ...

The documents released Thursday reveal Kennedy met with the CIA to share his observations following a 1955 trip to the Soviet Union.

How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race Could the moon landing have been an international program?

To that end, [msylvain59] has been kind enough to give us a look inside the Elektronika MK-26—a calculator built in the former Soviet Union. There’s lots of interesting stuff to see from the ...

Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could hold its own against the more sophisticated American jet.

As the Soviet Union Fell, Did the K.G.B. Leave a Gift in Brazil for Today’s Spies? A forensic analysis of birth certificates used by deep-cover operatives suggests a tantalizing possibility.