The new memorial day, which was signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, will go into effect this year ...

Yad Vashem condemns this latest attempt to manipulate the historical facts of Nazi persecution for current political purposes ...

Every year in late December, my childhood home transformed into a vision of American bliss. We’d gather to ornament a tree, drape string lights around the house, and sit down to an elaborate feast.

A remote Arctic island once used as a Soviet weather station has become overrun by polar bears. On Kolyuchin Island, in Russia’s Chukchi Sea, dozens of bears now roam through abandoned buildings and ...

On the table, as the Geneva talks opened, lay two sets of plans for Germany and Europe-one Soviet, the other Western. THE WESTERN PLAN THE ALLIES have agreed on a slightly refurbished version of the ...

As owner of Gristedes and D’Agostino’s—this city’s oldest and largest independent supermarket chains—I’ve spent my life keeping shelves stocked, workers employed and families fed. That’s what ...

Pilot Viktor Belenko’s defection was a major embarrassment for the Soviet Union—which was subsequently shocked into establishing tighter security and coerced indoctrination programs for their military ...

Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could hold its own against the more sophisticated American jet. The best Soviet ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled reentry, ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 on a failed mission to Venus is believed to have crashed back to Earth early on Saturday morning. The European Space Agency, which was monitoring the craft’s ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere after over 50 years, returning this week from its failed mission to Venus. NASA said on May 5 that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth sometime ...

"In about two weeks from now, on or near May 9-10, an unusual uncontrolled reentry will happen." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.