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.
When his main contact in America defects in Paris, Rudolf Abel is "found out." The FBI tracks him down, to his Brooklyn neighborhood, and arrests him ...
Learn about some of the icons, frescoes, and paintings created between the 13th and 16th century
President Kennedy's response to the Soviet Union, to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis, has two versions. One is public, the other is private.
When word about Pasteur's vaccine spreads, a teenaged hero who saved the lives of six young shepherds needs the vaccine. He arrives from Arbois, Paste...
If cracks are not repaired to contain the coolant, the K-19 could explode due to a meltdown.
Adlai Stevenson brings the missile crisis to the UN looking for support, but the Soviet Union refuses to respond.
Prince Ivan is an orphan who experiences neglect and abuse even though he rules Russia when he is older.
The fall of Berlin provokes the end of the war, but there are still troubles ahead for the city.
Bulgaria, a communist country, is home to the Belene labor camp.
Two superpowers - the US and the USSR - send back-and-forth letters, each demanding that the other remove missiles from nearby countries.
Anastasia, Ivan's wife, who has a calming influence on him dies of lead poisoning.
Russia's Tsar orders a firing-squad charade to show Dostoevsky and his colleagues what happens to lawbreakers.
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