Soviet Union

A private hire tank ride on the St. Petersburg waterfront went horribly wrong when two children fell under the tracks.

Tooth fragments discovered in Berlin in 1945 belonged to Hitler, proving he died as the Allies approached.

The U.S.-made Catalina seaplane crashed in 1945, but it was not piloted by an American.

The ex-Russian spy and his daughter were hit with an attack that used 50-100 grams of Novichok, the head of the OPCW has said.

Vladimir Uglev identified the poison that hospitalized former double agent Sergei Skripal as Novichok.

The man who may have invented the poison that took down Sergey Skripal has said he supports the British government's stance on Russia.

An aide later told “The New York Times” that Carson was referring to Russia.

On February 14, 1950, the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance.

There’s a great statue of Lenin at the end of the world. It’s guarded by murderous polar bears in a mysterious ghost town, where I was imprisoned by nature—and my poor judgment.

Musk thinks he can avoid the Cold War-era disasters.

Communism, like Christianity, preaches “freedom, brotherhood, equality,” he said.

“I’m just hoping our system comes apart as gracefully as the Soviet system," Paul said.

Russians are longing for the days of the Cold War and the Soviet Union.

Whatever the historical context, most of the Kremlin's agents "have always been true servants of the state and patriots," the former KGB officer said.

During its long tenure, Cosmos 1346 reportedly tapped into transmissions from the Falklands War in the 1980s.

In 1941, two small Malyutka vessels dropped off radar while on duty in Russia's Far East.

The U.S. plotted to expel Palestinians fighting Israel in Lebanon and resettle them in Egypt, but Hosni Mubarak demanded an independent state.

Long before becoming president of Russia, Putin was a KGB agent.

The BK-31 vessel, sunk during the most critical stage of the Nazi siege, shows how close Stalingrad came to defeat during one of the war’s bloodiest battles.

The Bolsheviks took power in October 1917. A century later, because of their own doing, their revolution's centennial comes in November.

Most Russians, Putin's predecessors and Lenin's own wife wanted the revolutionary leader buried—yet his embalmed body is still in its mausoleum.

Picked up from the streets of Moscow, Laika had just weeks of preparation for a groundbreaking and tragic journey that gave the Kremlin the lead in the space race.

The Kremlin has glorified the Soviet Union, but it certainly doesn’t want to celebrate overthrowing governments by force.

Oswald met with a KGB agent and called and wrote to Soviet diplomatic missions, the new files show, but Moscow insisted he was "mentally unstable."

As well as annexing part of Ukraine, Moscow constantly starts arguments about Kiev's role in World War II.

Russia blames Western powers for their "betrayal" of Europe in signing the 1938 Munich Agreement that allowed the Nazis to take Czechoslovakia.

After one historical film provoked arson attacks in Russia, the Kremlin fears the satirical 'Death of Stalin' may cause more scandal. His old party already wants it banned.

Since his shotgun call up to the role of prime minister at age 46, Putin has headlined Russian politics for more days than all Soviet leaders but Stalin.

Regime change, a reckoning with history, or a chance to learn? A look at history shows statues and their toppling holds power.

Four small islands have kept Tokyo and Moscow locked in a 70-year-old dispute, dashing hopes for major deals.