Themmunist Party of the Soviet Union lost control over its domain between 1989 and '91 for many reasons: It could no longer deliver on its economic promises, it could no longer control national ...

“Imagine a country that launches Sputnik and it can’t solve the problem of women’s pantyhose. There’s no toothpaste, no soap, not the basic necessities of life. It was humiliating to work in such a ...

With the end of the 12 day war, the question of regime change in Iran remains central. There are many scenarios, highlighting different factors and views. Analysts contrast the sweeping 1979 ...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev may be remembered today as the man who presided over the collapse of an empire: The recent anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 saw major ...

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - As Japan considers burying its destroyed nuclear reactors in concrete, as at Chernobyl, other aspects of the disaster at Fukushima have also drawn comparisons with the ...