A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.

The state funeral of Queen Victoria of Great Britain was held on 1901. A little over a decade later, the plush Grand Central ...

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

The end of the Cold War By the beginning of the 1980s, the Soviet Union faced several challenges. The taking down of the Berlin Wall in 1989 kick-started the fall of the Soviet Union.

Anders Åslund, a Swedish economist and former fellow at the Atlantic Council, said Russia's financial reserves could run out before the end of the year. The Soviet Union's economy collapsed in ...

Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating the mistake.

The plane never entered serial production, but it did contribute mightily to the overall design and development of future Russian aircraft.