The dissolution of Soviet Union December 1991 confirmed the warnings made by Leon Trotsky nearly sixty years Either the working class would overthrow the bureaucracy, or the regime would destroy Soviet Union.. End of History, and Eric Hobsbawm, who popularized the idea..…

He documents how from the outset of Russian revolution of 1917, when 13,000 US troops joined other European forces in seeking to overthrow the socialist state by force, down to the present, whichever party was Washington has sought to hem in and undermine first Soviet Union and now..…

The governments acted Vienna-based body covering Soviet Union, Europe, and North America. ... It's important for Russia to respond in timely and credible way to the human rights questions posed by the 15 governments. ..…

In 2015, Russia intervened militarily diplomatically in Syria, in part to protect its southwest from Islamist and in part to pull Middle East back from the near-anarchy then threatening it and Russia and West.. ... Think of Russia, Iran, and China, the three nations now..…

The survey reveals in these countries, and Greece, over the commitment of U.S to defend them in the event of conflict with Russia. ... Gorbachev, while lionized by some in West for policies that contributed to the end of Cold War and the breakup of Soviet Union, is in much of..…

Support for Russia's geopolitical and role is Ukraine, Orthodox-majority country that is still engaged conflict with pro- Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country following Russia's of Crimea in 2014. For instance, seven-in-ten or more people Greece, Belarus, Serbia,..…

The conflict deepened after people in Black Sea of Crimea voted for separation from Ukraine and reunification with Russian Federation March 2014.. The West brands the reunification and Russia has denied the allegations.. ..…

It's clear from these examples that Russia's severe crackdown on human rights the worst since the fall of Soviet Union continues unabated. ... Berlin also needs to focus on human rights issues in its dealings with Russia on Ukraine and Crimea.. ..…

Russia has introduced significant restrictions to speech and surveillance of activity and prosecutes critics under the guise of fighting extremism, released today.. ... Major internet companies operating Russia Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and VK should assess Russia's..…

Israel's largest wave of Jewish immigrants arrived from Russia and other former Soviet republics. ... About three-quarters of Jewish respondents from Soviet Union arrived Israel between 1990 and 1999, in the years following the disintegration of USSR in 1991. ..…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov Damascus this June 28, 2014 photo Russia says it has reached understanding with the US over not discussing the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the time being... ... Referring to..…

the leaders of Orthodox Church, seen as the caretakers of  Russia's moral compass, are on record as calling gay marriage sign of the apocalypse.. Hunted Russia, about the persecution of gay people Russia, Father Sergei Rybko  tells his British interviewer. ..…

At Russia is trying to prevent the delivery of gas that Ukraine secured from European market through Slovakia. ... I suspect that he may be holding out the prospect of in which Russia would help United States against ISIS, and Russia would be allowed to have its way in the near..…

The conquest of Soviet Union meant control of most of European lands which lay between Germany and USSR, and Soviet Belarus, Soviet Ukraine, and western Soviet Russia.. ... 1941, its armies first entered lands such as Lithuania that had just been incorporated into..…

One was, leaving behind the specialized studies of the previous two decades and embarking on epic three-part history of the transformation of Russia into Soviet Union Russia Under Old Regime, Russian Revolution, and Russia Under Bolshevik Regime. ... The end..…

Week Review Russia's Nuclear Weapons, 'Deep State, Neo-Nazis Germany, and Much More. ... Russia and China entering what they called a new stage of military cooperation.. ..…

Russian- Chinese border is the in the world and,  unlike Russia's European border, there were no disputes over land when Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.. ... The Nations., China, and Soviet Union — as guarantor of world peace.. ..…

For some time, under the anti- Russian in United States, the US government has increased its containment and suppression against Russia.. The US sanctions against Chinese military mean to drive wedge into China- Russia relationship, creating obstacles to China- Russia military..…

In 1976, he led group of military and foreign-policy experts, known as Team B, in ultimately pessimistic analysis of Soviet Union's military strategy and policy and the threats they posed to United States.. ... s own experts, helped galvanize opposition to arms-control talks and..…

NATO has stepped up its military build-up near Russia's borders since it suspended all ties with Moscow April 2014 after Black Sea Crimean Peninsula re-integrated into Russian Federation following referendum.. Russia has also criticized NATO's policy to include..…

In July 2016, his unwillingness to repeat USSR's mistake over Egypt by trusting Syrian government that could switch allies overnight.. ... From this perspective, the bombings carried out by the US, France and UK April, was reminder that Russia is not the only force that can determine the..…

Sanctions In response to Salisbury attack U.S administration announced it would restrict remaining sources of foreign assistance and arms sales to Russia, and deny U.S credit to Russia, including through Export-Import Bank. ... Release Russian 'Oligarch The Department of Treasury..…