Every culture has art or artifacts that become symbols, like Russia's "stacking" or "nesting" dolls known as Matryoshka.

The banning of Memorial, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate organization, is a qualitative step by the Kremlin to monopolize the ...

Soviet propaganda was more than just posters of smiling workers and strong leaders, it was a psychological tool designed to grow a profound sense of paranoia. From anti-religious posters to haunting ...

The exhibition explores the remarkably wide-ranging body of propaganda posters created as an artistic consequence of the 1917 Russian Revolution. Marking its centennial, this exhibition delves into a ...

In her master’s thesis, CU grad student highlights how the current Russian regime is making use of Soviet narratives and symbols to justify its war with Ukraine For Daria Molchanova, the ongoing war ...

In 1941, as Operation Barbarossa pushed deep into Soviet Union territory, the rapid German advance created one of the most ...

Communist Party supporters laid flowers at Stalin’s grave in Moscow this month, marking the anniversary of his birth. Credit...Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times ...

The following is a Q&A with Stephen Norris, a professor of Russian history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It has been lightly edited for length and clarity. What is your perception of how ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Second Summit Economic And Humanitarian Forum Russia Africa on July 27, 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Senior Correspondent This article is part of The D ...