The Russian socialist leader Iulii Martov warned that a revolution that sacrificed democracy would end up destroying its own ...

Former political prisoners explain the different ways the dissident movement within the Soviet bloc (1922–1991) took shape.

Step back in time and explore some of the creepiest and most chilling abandoned places from the Soviet era. From decaying ...

In their book Lessons of Ecological Failures, Soviet academics Alexander Yanshin and Arkady Melua argued that river reversal would, one day, make a comeback – not least because of competition ...

In the Soviet Union, ... “History has lessons for universities” Sadly, history departments at many colleges and universities have shrunk to a shadow of what they were 20 years ago, ...

Life lessons: My Passover in Soviet unfreedom - opinion The history of Soviet Jewish refuseniks demonstrates Jewish resilience throughout the generations. By GIL TROY APRIL 9, 2025 00:40 ...

The Soviet Union’s history can also help observers anticipate aspects of the PRC’s future. The demise of the USSR confirmed that communist regimes are not immortal. The CCP’s party-state could ...

Indeed, how fragile all empires have been and are yet today. There are many lessons the world can learn from this. Here are some of the lessons that the wreckage of the Soviet Union leaves us to learn ...