EDITOR'S NOTE: This "Historically Speaking" column contains the opinions of columnist D. Ray Smith based upon the research ...

While debt contributed to the economic struggles of Tsarist Russia, it was not the primary cause of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Writing Across the Divide ...

Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.

Turkish-backed factions have claimed control of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor after Kurdish-led forces withdrew, while ...

Tsar Bomba’s resulting destruction was significant. Today, there remains a lasting scar on the area where it was detonated.

Zumwalt moved to re-capitalize the Navy by cutting about one-third of its fleet thereby freeing up funds for newer, more ...

A parallel can be drawn between the 1939 partition of Poland and the contemporary geopolitics of the South Caucasus. And like ...

Yitskhok Rudashevski documented his life while hiding from Nazis, as well as folklore told in his community that “must be ...

The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Bashar Assad’s swift downfall in Syria has exposed the limits of Russia’s power and dented ...

President Vladimir Putin stood with Russian troops at their air base in Syria and proudly declared victory over “terrorists” ...

What is the "Island of Cannibals" and where is it located? - The conception of the idea by Stalin's people - How many people ...