This story originally ran in the Chicago Tribune on Dec. 9, 1991. MOSCOW — It was the last empire. The Soviet Union — the vast territory stretching from the Baltic Sea and Finland in the west, to the ...

Here's the standard high school history class summary of the Soviet Union: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a communist state from 1922 to 1991 and was a big rival of the US from ...

EAST VILLAGE (WABC) -- -- As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, Eyewitness News is looking back to a historic moment for the nation now fighting to preserve its independence, one that was ...

In 1991, the year the Soviet Union collapsed, the average Russian got married between the ages of 18 and 24, had one or two children, and was expected to live to the age of 69. About 1-in-8 Russians ...

BLUE ASH, Ohio (WKRC) - The horrifying videos and photographs coming out of Ukraine are felt deeply by a local Tri-State family. It was February of 1991. Sasha Naiman and her parents left what was the ...

The USSR didn’t fall overnight — it unraveled under years of economic strain, political turmoil, and decisions made by its ...

Sheila Fitzpatrick does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown on the Baltic ...

Russia’s assault overnight made me realize how little I know about how Ukraine gained its independence from the former Soviet Union. I suspect I’m not the only one. Hence this special edition of the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hardline communists opposed to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms staged a coup in August 1991, but the putsch failed two days later and ultimately hastened the collapse of ...