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 ...
It was years in the making, but when it actually came, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 occurred suddenly. In the ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...
MINSK, 25 June (BelTA) – After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO's existence was no longer justified, historian Yevgeny Spitsyn said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on ...
Historical empires like Spain, Britain, and the Soviet Union have experienced economic decline through seven identifiable ...