First, he bested all his rivals including the at-the-time world record holder, France’s Thierry Vigneron (his record was 5.77m) and the Soviet Union’s Konstantin Volkov, by jumping 5.75 metres high.

The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the ...

The Moscow Radio today announced the death of Maxim Litvinov, former Soviet Foreign Minister who was demoted in 1939 when he opposed the Stalin-Hitler pact. He was 75 years old.

For some, the idea of a panelák – the type of Soviet-era concrete apartment building scattered across the Czech Republic – conjures memories of bleak architecture, dimly lit hallways, flickering ...

Alexander Solzhenitsyn in West Germany following his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1974 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons By 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was already “Russia ...

“This sculpture is of two astronauts who undertook space missions together: on the left is Czechoslovak cosmonaut Vladimír Remek, and on his right, Soviet spaceman Aleksei Goubarev. This sculpture ...

Britain’s net zero drive risks driving up household bills unless the “Soviet”-style grid is overhauled, the boss of the country’s biggest electricity supplier has warned. Greg Jackson ...

premiered on millions of television sets in the Soviet Union on Jan. 1, 1976, Igor Rogovyi was 9 and living in Odesa, Ukraine. “This movie is from the depths of my childhood,” Rogovyi said.

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her longtime art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her worries, newly declassified ...

If you’re reading this and you have TikTok, I guarantee you’ll have heard of 75 Hard. The challenge has been doing the rounds for a while, but it’s picked up in pace once again since we ...

Rivkin’s life is a great American story. He was born in the city of Pskov in what was then the Soviet Union. He made his way to America alone as a 19-year-old in 1976 amid the wave of Jewish ...

“This has led to a reliance on outdated and poorly maintained Soviet-era equipment from strategic storage depots. Armoured equipment is being hauled out of storage, upgraded where possible and s ...