Black grouse and caviar helped Stalin get much of what he wanted, but his Red Army counted for more, says a notable historian ...

Photos donated to a Hungarian archive reveal the devastating aftermath of the siege of Budapest, which ended 80 years ago.

Playwrights who work for decades often acquire a moniker. In the case of Howard Brenton, who began his career as a ...

During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...

Tskaltubo in Georgia was once one of the largest spa towns in the Soviet Union, with hundreds of thousands of people visiting ...

Churchill in Moscow review. Roger Allam stars as the British Bulldog in an atmospheric World War 2 booze-up with Stalin at ...

On their anniversaries, Yalta and Helsinki offer lessons for Ukraine, Trump, and the balance of power in Europe.

Musicians in the Time of Stalin by Michel Krielaars emphasises the challenges artists faces during the Soviet era.