On Dec. 30, 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, officially came into existence, as leaders gathered in ...
Published on this day in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" drew on Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a ...
When he became acting president of Russia on the last day of the 20th Century, the former spy was an enigma to many. Who is ...
On this day in aviation history, December 30, 1947, the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 made its first flight. Codenamed the “Fagot” ...
Putin has approved an expansion of military-patriotic educational programs as part of his "Year of the Defender of the ...
December 30th has witnessed a plethora of significant events throughout history, shaping the world in various ways. One of ...
What do the Village People and KISS have in common, apart from elaborate stage costumes? Both acts were allegedly banned from ...
Thanks to Marcelo Yunes of the Nuevo MAS (Argentina) for alerting us to this letter. It is published in the French edition of ...
From the largest war in Europe since World War II continuing in Ukraine to a series of escalations upending the Middle East, ...
President-elect Donald Trump takes office with the world on a precipice. His commitment to fixing three major global dangers could secure him not one, but three Nobel Peace Prizes.
North Korea is the weak link in the emerging coalition of authoritarian states, and the incoming president is uniquely ...
A Pennsylvania history teacher arrested in Russia on drug charges has been officially designated as wrongfully detained, US ...