From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 8 and 14 December were captured on The Independent’s ...
The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked a seismic shift in global politics. This documentary analyzes the key causes behind its sudden collapse, including economic stagnation, the costly war in ...
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What Happened to the Eastern Bloc After Soviet Collapse?
This video examines what happened to the nations of the Eastern Bloc after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. We trace ...
Documents show desperate final Soviet leader fighting to retain power. Aug. 13, 2011 — -- Communist hardliners staged a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev 20 years ago, and the Soviet Union collapsed ...
Since taking over Russia in 1999, Vladimir Putin has turned a nation grappling with the collapse of the Soviet Union into a ...
ANASEULI, Georgia (Reuters) -When Lika Megreladze was a child, life in her native western Georgian region of Guria revolved around tea. Her mother worked for decades as a scientist at the Soviet Union ...
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, ...
"Despite their historical importance, empires have received scant attention from social scientists. Now, Alexander J. Motyl examines the structure, dynamics, and continuing relevance of empire - and ...
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