The battlecruisers were designed to project power and deter Western navies, but their obsolescence in the face of carrier-based warfare and the immense cost of construction rendered them utterly ...

Josef Stalin, one of the most powerful and brutal leaders in history, left a legacy of death, destruction, and domination. In this Forgotten History episode, we explore the rise and fall of Stalin, ...

July 16 marks the 115th anniversary of the birth of Nathan Steinberger, a Jewish socialist and survivor of Stalin's terror in ...

The death of Vadim Medvedev marks the quiet end of an era when Communist apparatchiks ruled the Soviet Union from behind ...

A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate ...

A monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin erected in Moscow’s subway is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to ...

In his later years, Ioseb Jughashvili, or Joseph Stalin, the self-styled “Man of Steel,” was a physical wreck. Myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease, rendered lame his left hand. Rheumatoid ...

The Kalinin K-7 was one of the most audacious aircraft ever built, a Soviet flying fortress from the 1930s that pushed the boundaries of aviation design. Conceived by engineer Konstantin Kalinin, this ...

World Stalin Is Towering Over Moscow Commuters Again After 60 Years HE’S BA-ACK A Soviet-era monument to the dictator has been lovingly restored after going missing in the 1960s. Tom Sanders ...

A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake ...