History is replete with cautionary tales about the dangers of ideological purges, particularly when they target national-security institutions. One of the starkest examples comes from the Soviet Union ...

The firing of the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency echoes the USSR of 90 years ago. Throughout the 1930s, Joseph Stalin conducted purges of his military (among other agencies). There were ...

The Great Purge was a period in the history of the Soviet Union where Stalin eliminated the majority of the "Old Bolsheviks" ...

The Great Purge was more than a political campaign—it was a tragedy that reshaped the Soviet Union and left millions dead or imprisoned. This video dives into the causes, methods, and impact of Stalin ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Bones uncovered on the outskirts of Russia's Pacific port of Vladivostok belong to hundreds of victims of Stalinist purges executed by the NKVD secret police, municipal ...

Through the centuries, the rulers of Russia, czar and commissar alike, have made sporadic attempts to stamp out the small but stubbornly burning flame of Russian Jewish culture. No man came closer to ...

(Adds survivor's story) By Oleg Shchedrov BUTOVO, Russia, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under Soviet dictator Josef ...