It was years in the making, but when it actually came, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 occurred suddenly. In the ...

For those who lived under it, the Soviet Union’s “union” was a lie, masking occupation, terror and lost sovereignty.

Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union quickly descended into violence. Nationalist politics inflamed ethnic tensions ...

For many people from former Soviet countries, New Year's is a big holiday feast time. A Ukrainian restaurant in Washington ...