USSR
How the CIA Secretly Funded Arab Art to Fight Communism
Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted art to help build appreciation for Arab culture and counter pro-Israel influence on U.S. foreign policy.
Russians Wish They Were Back in the USSR
Putin’s neo-Soviet politics mixes authoritarianism with nationalism and anti-Americanism.
Why Russia Still Longs for a Tsar
Svetlana Alexievich’s powerful Soviet oral history “Secondhand Time” offers a unique window into the fall of the USSR.
Russia's Putin: I've Always Liked Communist 'Ideas'
The Russian leader compared the Soviet code of ethics to the Bible.
Russia’s Putin Accused Lenin of Ruining the USSR
Lenin’s ideas planted an “atomic bomb” underneath Russia, Putin said.
Ukraine Set to Rename 900 Towns With Soviet Names
The renaming is in accordance with Ukraine’s push to remove commemorations of Soviet and Communist-era figures
A Look Inside the ‘Closed Cities,' the Radioactive Ruins on Russia's Border With Kazakhstan
"Dust" by Nadav Kander explores the ruins of former Soviet nuclear testing facilities.