Reason's December special issue marks the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. This story is part of our exploration of the global legacy of that evil empire, and our effort to be ...
Bill Aron, “Gates to Leningrad Synagogue” (1981) (image courtesy the artist) LOS ANGELES — In 1981, photographer Bill Aron flew to the Soviet Union to document the lives of Jews living under ...
Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, died at the age of 91 of "a long and grave illness," Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. Gorbachev was one of the major political figures ...
On a sweltering summer day, the researchers fan out in this city’s historical center, its walls lined with photos of local Jews who went through the Holocaust. The visiting scholars from St.
The legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who oversaw the breakup of the Soviet Union remains a divisive topic in Russia. But whether lauded by advocates of his "openness" or loathed by people who see ...
This December is the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union – how does an empire collapse?
Imagine that in 2023, in the fourth year of a pandemic that has exacerbated tensions and damaged the economy, after months of wrangling over internal borders and a sharp rise in the prestige of state ...
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who embarked on a path of radical reform that brought about the end of the Cold War, reversed the direction of the nuclear arms race and ...
Life in the Soviet Union was filled with strange contradictions ration cards and black market jeans, communal apartments, and secret jokes that could get you arrested. These five weird facts reveal ...
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