Amid the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine votes for independence in a referendum, with 92 percent of Ukrainians supporting independence, and elects Leonid Kravchuk as president.

By that time, the neighboring communist states of Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were providing logistical support and armaments from the Soviet Union, especially to the forces operating in the ...

It was especially the colour palette of terracotta, wormwood, dusted greens, turquoise, and lemon yellow that attracted her to the 80s film, set in Soviet-era Moscow. ‘Maybe I’m a romantic, but that ...

Putin has made significant progress in his quest to reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he called “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century”. Trump is aiding and ...

At the time of their famous match, the Soviet Union had compiled an unbroken streak of world chess championships that stretched back decades. After his loss, Spassky went home to a cold reception ...

The duel between the two chessboard giants became the symbol of the Cold War rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union.

The emblem also has the colors red, white and blue of the Union flag. Created by Sir Jony Ive, a British designer who was formerly the chief design officer at Apple, and his collective LoveFrom, ...