Rape in Berlin: Facing the truth
Thousands of German women were sexually assaulted near the end of WW II. Brutal payback, a war crime or both?
Friday, Jul 17, 2009 4:18 PM UTC 143Entertainment Soviet Union
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The un-American way of life
A controversial new history of Communism suggests that most everything we think we know about it is wrong
Friday, Jul 3, 2009 11:03 AM UTC 108Entertainment Political Books
The man who shook the Kremlin
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who died this week, was instrumental in bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, and he never wavered from his belief in a writer's moral responsibility to truth and beauty.
Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008 4:00 PM UTC 13Entertainment Soviet Union, Russia, Communism
Dancing with the New Tsars
With their tricked-out yachts, trained servants and diamond-frosted toys, newly rich Russians have invaded London -- and thrown Britain's elite into a royal tizzy.
Thursday, Jun 12, 2008 11:10 AM UTC 35News U.S. Economy, Soviet Union
Who’s the superpower now?
As oil prices drain the U.S. of military power and influence, Russia is rising as a world force again.
Monday, May 12, 2008 10:00 AM UTC 35All Salon Iraq war, Soviet Union, Russia
America needs realists, not William Kristol
If the New York Times wants true diversity on its Op-Ed pages, it should hire foreign policy realists, not ideologues.
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008 11:25 AM UTC 29All Salon Iraq war, Soviet Union, Russia
The raven has flown
I've missed out on Halloween, my only chance to open my beak and screech a prophetic message, "Nevermore!"
Wednesday, Nov 7, 2007 11:57 AM UTC 14Politics Soviet Union, Russia, Halloween
Seizing American supremacy
Throughout history, rising powers have overtaken superpowers. The United States will not prove an exception.
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 10:28 AM UTC 38News Afghanistan, China
Boisterous Boris
Bill Clinton, Billy Graham, Helen Thomas and others recall Russian President Yeltsin's confidence, rough charm and liberal ways with drink.
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 5:45 PM UTC 13All Salon Soviet Union, Communism, Russia
No time to heal
Ford's posthumous condemnation of the Iraq war shows that the struggle for the soul of the GOP begun in the Nixon years is as relevant now as ever.
Wednesday, Jan 3, 2007 4:00 PM UTC 32Politics George W. Bush
Mugged by reality
Once the warrior queen of neoconservatism, Jeane Kirkpatrick died a critic of Bush's unilateralism. Her death illuminates the conflicting legacies of the movement she helped found.
Thursday, Dec 14, 2006 12:50 PM UTC 30Politics Iraq war, Soviet Union
A vote for more cooked intelligence?
Little-known documents link Rumsfeld replacement Robert Gates with the kind of trumped-up reports that unleashed the Iraq war.
Monday, Dec 4, 2006 1:05 PM UTCNews Soviet Union, Russia, Iraq
I was a Commie rock star from Colorado
A fascinating biography of Dean Reed, the "Johnny Cash of Communism," tells a particularly strange tale of East meeting West.
Friday, Jul 14, 2006 11:00 AM UTCEntertainment Soviet Union, Communism, Russia
The Velvet Revolution — on the field
As the World Cup approaches, an English writer recalls when Czech football, too, threw off its shackles.
Friday, Jun 2, 2006 10:00 AM UTCEntertainment Soviet Union, Russia, World Cup
The rape of Berlin
An anonymous diary from 1945 reminds us of the horrific crimes Soviet liberators committed against millions of German women.
Thursday, Aug 18, 2005 3:12 PM UTCEntertainment Soviet Union, Russia
Stalin’s lies, our lies
Ken Kalfus' first novel explores how untruths spread throughout the Soviet Union -- and the human heart.
Thursday, Feb 6, 2003 8:02 PM UTCEntertainment Soviet Union, Russia, Books
“A dangerous step backwards”
Why has President Bush cut funding to combat nuclear proliferation in Russia, and will Congress be able to bring it back?
Wednesday, May 16, 2001 8:00 AM UTCPolitics Iran, Terrorism, Soviet Union
Culture of death
A historian's view of 20th century Russia shows the traumatic legacy of totalitarian terror.
Monday, May 7, 2001 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Soviet Union, Russia, Books
Breaking down the Skoda
A telltale madras golf hat, a '78 Soviet jalopy and the bloodcurdling scream of a Bulgarian named Stipe.
Saturday, Apr 29, 2000 4:00 PM UTCLife Soviet Union, Russia
From Russia with guns
A glossy weapons catalog offers wimpy nations a chance to buy new respect from their neighbors.
Monday, Apr 3, 2000 4:00 PM UTCNews Soviet Union, Russia, Guns
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