Political and ideological barriers can shape the progress of academic disciplines, warns Ivan Boldyrev. In a paper appearing ...

The harsh conditions of the tundra conceal old Soviet locomotives. Although years have passed, they still stand there, ...

But US president Joe Biden has sent the final military package of his tenure to Ukraine, ending the support (for now) of Kyiv’s most heavily-armed ally. US president-elect Donald Trump will soon ...

Karl Schlögel’s dizzyingly excellent essays in The Soviet Century cover everything from the freezing Gulag to communist ...

NORAD has an app and website, www.noradsanta.org, to track Santa on Christmas Eve from 4 a.m. to midnight, Mountain Standard ...

The Finnish scenario from the post-World War II political map of the world has been discussed as an option for Ukraine since ...

Former Senior CIA Officer Ralph Goff discusses the Baltic States' fears about Russia's creeping influence across Eastern Europe.

Especially since Russia’s assault on Ukraine in 2022, the entire country of 2.5m or so people, with a few peculiar territorial exceptions, has been pivoting towards the EU. A presidential election and ...

At launch, the Apple Maps web beta included basic functionality like searching for points of interest, seeing ratings, browsing area Guides, and getting directions. With Look Around, the web ...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly independent Armenia became one of Russia’s closest allies, joining the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and aligning its economic ...

Created by the Soviet Union and Russia between the years of 1971 and 1993, Novichok - meaning 'newcomer' in English - is a group of nerve agents that cause immense farm to organic matter.