Before Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February, he claimed that the collapse of the Soviet Union marked the “disintegration of historical Russia”. His comments, part of the precursor to the ...

Discover Lenin's role in the Bolshevik Revolution, his leadership's impact on the USSR, and the controversial legacy of his ...

Among the complex patterns that comprise Russian history, there are very few lives that encompass both the era preceding the revolution and the height of Soviet power as intriguing as that of Spiridon ...

Continuing a drive that Russian lawmakers have previously slammed as "de-russification," Kyrgyzstan has taken down two more statues of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and removed his name from several ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The truth is, it's been years since I visited the mausoleum. But ...