In 1935 Soviet humorists Ilf and Petrov were allowed to visit the United States where they embarked on a cross-country road ...

On October 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...

Moldova’s crucial referendum on joining the European Union is too close to call, partial results showed Monday, as President ...

Voters were almost evenly split over whether to declare European Union membership a “strategic objective.” Russia has worked ...

Rare archival photos capture Mongolia in the period from 1924 to 1992 when the East Asian country was a communist satellite ...

Before aircraft carriers dominated naval supremacy, U.S. battleships like the Iowa-class ruled the seas. Built during World ...

Nikita Kruschev’s attempts to liberalise the leadership of the Soviet Union was ousted by his political rivals on 1964.

On Oct. 16, 1978, the cardinal electors of the Roman Catholic Church elected Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to sit on the ...

Perhaps the last time that the entire Jewish community came together as one was during the height of the Cold War, when Jews ...

The D-74, an old artillery system exported by the Soviets, has reappeared in Donetsk, leading to suspicions that North Korea ...

In “Rockin’ the Kremlin,” David Junk recounts working for a record label to bring American music to Russian ears.

Making a flyover appearance at the 1950 Soviet May Day parade, the Il-28 went on to become one of the most prolific, reliable ...