This documentary traces the collapse of stability in Tajikistan as the Soviet Union unraveled. Long-standing regional ...

Uncover the factors behind the USSR’s economic collapse, including command economy flaws, ineffective reforms, and ...

Explore how the Soviet command economy led to consumer goods shortages, impacting daily life. Understand government production priorities and market limitations.

Russian-born journalist Mikhail Zygar joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Dark Side of the Earth' on the fall of Soviet Union and the rise of Putin. The rise of ‘finfluencers:’ Can you ...

On August 29, 1991, the Soviet Parliament suspended the activities of the Communist Party. These photos from 1930 paint a different picture.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOSCOW (AP) — The world held its breath 30 ...

Georgia once produced the bulk of Soviet Union's tea Production fell by 99% after Soviet Union broke up Small producers focus on quality to revive niche industry ANASEULI, Georgia, July 18 (Reuters) - ...

Historians labor to understand the causes of World War I, a conflict whose resolution helped give rise to Nazism. Existing diplomatic alliances triggered a broader conflict following the assassination ...

Documents show desperate final Soviet leader fighting to retain power. Aug. 13, 2011 — -- Communist hardliners staged a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev 20 years ago, and the Soviet Union collapsed ...

A rare lymphoma diagnosis meant Giorgi Gagoshidze had to abandon a film project on the economic factors behind the USSR’s collapse – until he found new meaning in medical terminology ...

Russian-born journalist Mikhail Zygar joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Dark Side of the Earth' on the fall of Soviet Union and the rise of Putin.