MOSCOW--Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War ...

On January 20, 1990, the Soviet army marched into Baku to crush the Azerbaijani Popular Front. It was a bloody invasion: ...

Soviet Russia opened up in 1988, but its freedom proved fleeting. We should guard ours vigilantly.

You know what this observer would like to see in current American politics? More Gorbachev-type Democrats, i.e., ones with real courage and patience.

The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the ...

Empires are costly and inefficient, and imperialism is costly and counterproductive, with both combining to generate the very ...

Molink played an especially important role in avoiding miscalculation as a result of miscommunication during the six-day war ...

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s memoir, Patriot, is essential political reading, but be forewarned — it is a ...

The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing's ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren't sovereign nations.

The late politician's views on economic policy were dramatically affected by what he saw in Randall's in 1989.