Zveroboy,” or “Beast Killer,” was one of the most terrifying weapons the Soviet Union unleashed during World War II. This ...

Nearly two years into an invasion with increasingly vague goals, recent photos show symbols from Russia’s Soviet past becoming increasingly mainstreamed as a rallying point for Russian troops.

Behind the Iron Curtain, the Soviets weren’t just building tanks; they were secretly crafting a sports car meant to rival the best from the West.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...

Workers installed Ukraine's national trident on an iconic monument depicting the Motherland in Kyiv on Sunday, replacing old Soviet symbols in one of the most visible examples of breaking away ...

A bronze monument honoring foreign military experts will rise at the Military History Museum in celebration of Vietnam’s ...

The huge Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv, one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks, has lost its Soviet hammer and sickle, replaced by a trident.

The visit last month of Andrei Sakharov to the United States represents not merely a personal victory for the Nobel laureate and the scientists who have worked persistently for his rehabilitation. It ...

Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88 By Emma Brown and Brian Murphy The Washington Post, Updated February 27, 2025, 8:03 p.m.

Soviet-era decorations or those which resemble Soviet iconography need not necessarily be removed from a building's facade or roof if they do not overtly support the Soviet occupation of Estonia, ...

Mikhail Gorbachev – the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 – has died at the age of 91.