Dmitri Shostakovich became one of the Soviet Union’s most famous composers while living under the constant threat of Stalin’s ...
If the distinguished Soviet literary scholar Olga Freidenberg is known at all in the West, it is for her 45-year correspondence with her beloved first cousin, the novelist and poet Boris Pasternak.
In 1941, as Operation Barbarossa pushed deep into Soviet Union territory, the rapid German advance created one of the most ...
Recent reports suggest these orders came directly from the top levels of the Russian government and have Putin’s blessing. Insiders believe the purges are just beginning, pointing to Putin’s recent ...
(The Conversation) — Thirteen Jewish leaders and artists were killed on the ‘Night of the Murdered Poets,’ one of the campaign’s most infamous examples of ...
The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of war, but he remains a deeply divisive figure in Russia. By Ivan Nechepurenko ...
Moscow metro unveils new Stalin monument Some Russians say it's important to remember Stalin Critics say his victims should be honoured instead MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - A monument to Soviet dictator ...