The Soviet Union stretched across Asia and Europe and ruled more than 15 republics. Unfortunately, the era of centralized ...

The 16 Soviet Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are just the beginning. There are 189 races and peoples in the Soviet Union and they speak 150 languages, practice 40 religions ...

The idea of a communist Hungary is usually associated with the Cold War that arose post-World War II. Hungary, however, had a ...

The Cold War officially ended when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally dissolved as a sovereign state in 1991. Vladimir Lenin during the Russian Revolution, 1917.

TBILISI, Georgia (CNN) -- The leaders of a former Eastern Bloc nation and four former Soviet republics showed support for Georgia in its conflict with Russia at a massive rally in Georgia's ...

Alexander Lukashenko noted that he sees a great interest of the Russian regions in developing cooperation with Belarus MINSK, April 28. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes ...

After 25 years of independence, some former Soviet republics are experiencing record population decline while others are soaring to new highs. This is a story about demographic destiny. The extent ...