Was the end of the USSR inevitable — or the result of human decisions? This video dissects the economic decay, political paralysis, and personal choices that brought down one of history’s superpowers.
Few moments in history shocked the world like the fall of the Soviet Union. Once a superpower commanding half the globe, the ...
Joseph Kellner teaches Russian and Soviet history at the University of Georgia. His new book, The Spirit of Socialism, is the ...
In the evolving landscape of global politics, few regions illustrate the complexity of transformation as vividly as the ...
The Aral Sea was sustained for centuries by two great rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya. Its waters supported vibrant ...
Scientists left the research station, which is in an abandoned village, soon after the Soviet Union's collapse over three decades ago.