Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Torture in Russian captivity is systematic. In a new documentary, The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit uncovers ...

A century ago, from December 18-31 of 1925, the 14th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union—the first congress following Vladimir Lenin’s death—endorsed the policy known as “Socialism in ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's youths admire Soviet dictator Josef Stalin -- who presided over the deaths of millions of people -- and want to kick immigrants out of Russia, according to a poll released ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. La Scala opened its season with Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtensk,” a Russian opera censored by Stalin. Peace ...

Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, would have been 100 years old today, and she is one of history’s curios ...

People gather to lay flowers at the grave of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2026, marking 73rd anniversary of Stalin's ...

His rival within Russian communism was Josef Stalin; the two leaders had a visceral dislike for one another. When Stalin consolidated his power, Trotsky was obliged to flee, eventually settling in ...