For about 70 years of its long history, Russia was part of the Soviet Union. Explore before-and-after stories about the country and its people, writers, artists, culture, rulers and worldwide influence.
Stalin's orders to take Ukrainian grain, between 1932-33, cause people throughout Ukraine to starve.
Vasily Zaitsev is one of the Soviet snipers who helps the Russians overcome the Germans.
Family members are put in different camps where they work on large projects, such as the White Sea Canal.
Bodies of the Romanov family remain in a shallow grave until 1979, when they are found.
Because no one is sure what has happened to the Tsar's children, people begin to wonder whether some of the family members have survived.
Dostoevsky is a nineteenth-century Russian author whose views about the human condition are still relevant today.
Members of European royal families usually married each other to protect their power, but Nicholas and Alexandra are in love.
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