Hundreds of thousands of prisoners from forced labour camps built railroad tracks in one of the most inhospitable regions of ...

Recently published books can help readers better understand Russia and the war in Ukraine. Here is a list of must-read books.

Playwrights who work for decades often acquire a moniker. In the case of Howard Brenton, who began his career as a ...

As the debate over U.S. policy toward Ukraine continues, positions taken by the Trump Administration have sparked renewed discussion about America's role in the conflict. Trump's assertion that he ...

The annexation of Western Ukraine to the USSR was a political mistake by Joseph Stalin, which led to major negative ...

John Wayne survived Stalin's assassination order on his life by terrifying the KGB hitmen sent to take him out.

Musicians in the Time of Stalin by Michel Krielaars emphasises the challenges artists faces during the Soviet era.

The Kremin has been actively promoting the idea of a new Yalta agreement, that new lines in the sand must be drawn for modern Russia.

With its arsenal depleted and its reputation battered in Ukraine, Russia must make hard choices to rebuild its military power ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russian officials believe western pressure is hampering Moscow’s efforts to draw former Soviet nations ...

When the young Finnish woman left her home country in the 1930s, she was headed for Stalin's Soviet Russia, lured by the dream of living in a worker's paradise. But that dream turned into a nine ...