Soviet Union
Why Russia & China went separate ways
The Gorbachev-Yeltsin duo made the mistake of effecting political re-forms instead of liberalising the economy first.
Tate Modern in London to exhibit visuals on Russian Revolution
The exhibition at the Tate will display an extremely rare poster which proclaims the birth of the Soviet Union.
China agency denies dead Russian model, 14, was overworked
There was no immediate reply from Shanghai Fashion Week or Russian officials in China.
Missile engine built in Ukraine
Pyongyang can make missile engines without imports, says US intel.
CIA reveals Rajiv Gandhi was genuinely interested about US military ties
According to report of August 1985, three signals emerged from Gandhi’s foreign visits about his 'evolving personal and diplomatic style'.
Finland's former leftist President Mauno Koivisto dies at 93
Mauno Koivisto, born in 1923 to a ship's carpenter became the first leftist and ninth president of Finland in 1982.
Russian historians put Stalin-era diaries online through Prozhito
As memories of the Stalin era fade, a project run by young Russian historian is putting Yakovlev journal and more like it online.
‘Perfectionist’ Ovtcharov carves out niche in TT world
The sport runs in his genes as he was born to Mikhail, who won the national championship in the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1982.
Wonderful world of mathematics
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched its first satellite, the Sputnik, which marked the advent of space technology.
Soviets didn’t take seriously Indira pushing Sanjay as heir: Declassified report
Rajiv’s success in containing retribution against Sikhs would strengthen Soviet influence over India.