soviet

EU member paves way to demolishing Soviet memorial

Latvian lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to renounce part of a treaty with Russia in which Riga committed to protect and…

2 years ago

Russia jails fake Soviet president

A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced a self-proclaimed acting president of the USSR to eight years in a penal colony…

2 years ago

Bloodshed in Transnistria: A brutal precedent of a post-Soviet war 20 years before Ukraine

The current crisis in Ukraine, in which Russia has recognized the rebel republics in the Donbass, looks unusual, but this is…

2 years ago

Over two decades before Ukraine erupted, how another post-Soviet conflict set a bloody precedent

The current crisis in Ukraine, in which Russia has recognized the rebel republics in the Donbass, looks unusual, but this is…

2 years ago

Andrey Kortunov: Ukraine conflict is the last act in a long Soviet collapse

Thirty years ago, when the Soviet Union ceased to exist, many observers expressed their surprise at the relatively peaceful nature…

2 years ago

Soviet-era’s last US envoy to Moscow comments on war atrocities accusations against Russia

Moral outrage over images of apparent war atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine is understandable, but the calls to turn Russia into…

2 years ago

US to help Kiev get Soviet-made tanks – media

Washington will act as an intermediary to help deliver Soviet-made tanks to Kiev, the New York Times reported on Friday,…

2 years ago

Russian culture should not be collateral damage in Ukraine war, Soviet-born ballet dancer says

Mikhail Baryshnikov, a Soviet Latvian-born Russian-American ballet dancer, has said Russian culture and sports figures should not be targeted over…

2 years ago

Former Soviet Republics exchange fire on the border

Violence broke out at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border late on Thursday, with the clashes occurred at a poorly-demarcated part of the…

2 years ago

Ex-Soviet Republic makes it illegal to deface EU & NATO flags

Georgian politicians have adopted a bill that makes it illegal to deface the flags of the EU, NATO, and their…

2 years ago