Between Gorbachev and Xi, no greater contrast is possible. One devolved the power of his position as Supremo of the CPSU to a fault, the other has taken over all the key centres of the CCP. Yet, given ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has suffered several accidents from 2009 to 2019, and has been undergoing overhaul and modernization works since 2017. The Russian Navy is likely to pull the ...

The German constitution outlaws the former Nazi swastika and other remnants as “symbols of anti-constitutional organizations.

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable.

Contemporary artists are co-opting the visual tropes of romantic rural scenes and bringing them to uncanny new ends in the ...

As scattered details of the apparent suicide of Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoit trickled in via state ...

"Live Not By Lies!" argues that parts of the West, particularly Britain, are in the grips of "soft totalitarianism." ...

Grunge cracked the glossy surface of American pop culture in 1991, dragging flannel and angst into the mainstream, alongside ...

An interview with Trita Parsi on the “self-fulfilling prophecy” set in motion by Israeli and U.S. attacks and the diplomatic bind Iran now faces.

For Americans over age 45, our childhoods were defined in part by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ...

It’s hard not to see a straight line between Stalin’s version of photoshopping and the purge of the Pentagon archives in 2025 ...

Dmitriy Salita, a boxer turned promoter, has made an effort to ensure that his career and the Sabbath don’t collide.The post ‘A very unique journey in the boxing business’ appeared ...