USSR
Dec. 31 2021, 5:32 pm
Authentic Histories: Goodbye Red Empire!
“It was a lovely winter evening. Light frost and quiet snow. A real crisp and clear December. There were three of us at the residence of the Chairman …
Yuri Shapoval
Dec. 23 2021, 6:53 pm
From the Secret Pages of History: CIA Cold War Radio Nacional de España Broadcasts to Ukraine
The origins of CIA and Radio Nacional de España (RNE) Ukrainian broadcasts can be traced to March 1956: there were discussions between ZP/UHVR …
Richard H. Cummings
Dec. 8 2021, 6:00 pm
This Day in History: December 8
1991: The leaders of the then still “soviet” Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian Republics sign “The Agreement on the Establishment of a Commonwealth of …
Kyiv Post
Oct. 4 2021, 5:41 pm
RFE/RL: The undoing of the USSR
On Dec. 25, 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Its collapse was gradual and, some would say, even inevitable. Here are some …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Jan. 14 2021, 7:47 am
Euronews: Lithuania marks 30th anniversary of deadly Soviet assault, draws comparison with Belarus
Lithuania commemorated on Wednesday the 30th anniversary of a deadly Soviet crackdown against the small Baltic state’s independence. More than a …
Euronews
Jan. 10 2021, 4:47 am
Reuters: Stalin-themed cafe in Moscow closed after public outcry
A shawarma shop in Moscow was forced to close a day after it opened following an outcry over its provocative Josef Stalin-themed branding, the shop’s …
Reuters
Jan. 8 2021, 6:09 am
New York Times: In Washington riot, echoes of post-Soviet uprisings
For anyone who has covered political turmoil across the wreckage of the former Soviet Union over the past three decades, the mob that stormed the …
New York Times
Jan. 5 2021, 12:18 am
Voice of America: How Putin is preparing for 2021 challenges
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The December collapse was jolting in its speed and followed a failed coup …
Voice of America
July 7 2020, 12:22 pm
New York Times: In Russia, they tore down lots of statues, but little changed
Elated by the defeat of a hard-line Communist coup in August 1991, thousands of mostly young Muscovites gathered in front of the K.G.B. headquarters …
New York Times
June 22 2020, 1:07 pm
Half of Ukrainians do not regret fall of USSR
Half of Ukrainians (50.1%) do not regret the collapse of the USSR, but every third (33.5%) does. According to a question conducted by the Kyiv …
Interfax-Ukraine
June 17 2020, 5:51 pm
RFE/RL: What was life really like in the USSR? (PHOTOS)
A Ukrainian engineer’s photographs capture the stark reality of Soviet life. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
March 24 2020, 5:00 pm
The Moscow Times: 75% of Russians say Soviet Union was greatest time in country’s history
Three out of four Russians think the Soviet era was the best time in their country’s history, according to a survey published by the independent …
The Moscow Times
March 5 2020, 4:03 pm
RFE/RL: After 80 years, the ‘Katyn lie’ lives on in Russia
In November 2010, the Russian State Duma took a big step toward healing a decades-old rift with Poland by officially accepting Soviet responsibility …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Dec. 31 2019, 10:16 am
RFE/RL: The New Year’s messages of Soviet and Russian leaders over the decades
It is traditionally the highest-rated broadcast of the year on Russian television: the president’s annual New Year’s greeting, shown in the last …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Nov. 19 2019, 10:09 am
UA.TV: Soviet propaganda masked deadly policies
Father Stalin, dear Lenin, and the Communist Party — lead to ‘Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood’. These were the Soviet Union’s hollow promises to its …
UA.TV
Oct. 12 2019, 1:27 pm
The Moscow Times: ‘Godless Utopia – the anti-religious campaign in Russia’
In October 1917, Lenin’s Bolshevik Party seized power and inaugurated the first Communist Workers’ State, founded on the principles of Karl Marx’s …
The Moscow Times
Dec. 19 2018, 3:32 pm
RFE/RL: Russians’ regret at USSR’s collapse hits 14-year high
More Russians regret the breakup of the Soviet Union than at any other time since 2004, an opinion poll shows. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
May 12 2018, 10:25 am
The Times: History of a tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
Behind a fence in Chernobyl town, in the far north of Ukraine, is a display of colourful robots. When a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant …
The Times
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